Noob question thread! 2020_Summer

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For the systems to turn on/off I heard people use antispark switches or bridges but I thought if it wouldnt be enough to simply unplug the battery to turn it on/off? (please tell me if Im overlooking something as I dont have much experience in e-skateboards yet just a tiny bit of quadcopterstuffs) Otherwise I would just make a xt90 plug thing and a neat housing for that

How to make an XT90 Loop Key

Arguably, the most reliable way to control power to an ESC [pair] is to use an XT90S loopkey. [20190219_024916][20190219_024931] It may not be the prettiest or the shiniest or the most foolproof, but it probably will outlast almost any other way if done correctly, and it’s certainly the cheapest. This does have antispark characteristics if you use the “XT90S” instead of the “XT90” variant of the female connector. You definitely don’t want to use the female XT90. Essentially, you make “a k…

Loopkey mounting. How do you do it?

I’ll just leave this here [20190611_200326%20(copy)] I don’t even know how to vote because the poll is confusing; both options presented are the exact same LoLz The key is the female with the green stripe, typically. Also it’s in this thread