Deans vs. Tamiya connectors

Interesting post popped a few days over at Arnine’s. Stealthbomber did a comprasion between using the standarad Tamiya conenctors vs. using Deans on your Airsoft battery. Here is what he found:

used the following batteries (all freshly charged):-
8.4v 1,100mah NiMh mini.
9.6v 1,600mah NiMh mini.

I recorded the ROF with the standard mini connectors and obtained the following results:-
8.4v mini c/w mini connector: 12RPS (720RPM)
9.6v mini c/w mini connector: 16RPS (960RPM)

I then lopped off the mini connectors, replaced them with Deans’ and recorded the ROF again, with the following results:-
8.4v mini c/w Deans connector: 14RPS (840RPM)
9.6v mini c/w Deans connector: 18RPS (1080RPM)

So, there you go. Replacing Mini connectors with Deans connectors gives you an extra 2 shots per second. Worth the effort?

Makes me want to Dean up all my batteries, the only draw back to using Deans is the inability to quickly exchange batteries with team mates. So a good idea would be to make a converter and keep it in your gear during long OPs.

Source: Arnie’s Airsoft