Castle Creations 6.5mm Polarized Bullet Connector (3) (Male)

I saw the one star and felt I had to defend these. These are the best battery connectors I've ever used. I used to run EC5's but they'd come unplugged during hard hit bashings, these babies don't. they are harder to plug and unplug but that's what makes em so beefy and 200a rated. If you figure out how to properly install these, they are a breeze, easier than EC5s. As far as the 1 star review guy, I'm guessing he was likely trying to install the bullets from the wrong side of the connector. they go in from the connection/mating side (not the back), opposite of how the EC5 works. the idea behind this is then the bullets can't possibly come popping out of the back like the EC5's can. This also makes them much easier to install than the EC5's because once your wire is soldered all it takes is a tap into the empty barrel end to set it down into the connector, instead of like an EC5 where you have to annoyingly tap it in from the back/wire soldered side. So the procedure is to slide the green connector onto your battery leads FIRST and then solder the first bullet onto the wire, snap it in, then solder the 2nd and snap it in. Not sure about the comment about them not lining up either, the ends are tapered and slide right into the barrels effortlessly, I've never had any kind of issue with that. Perhaps he was putting the wrong barrels into the wrong plastic connectors which I know i did accidentally once with EC5s.

I am not one to write reviews, suffice it to say, I have to be a pretty ticked off to take the time to get online and winge about a 6 dollar product. DO NOT buy these bullet connectors. It is a complete pain in the you know what to press fit the bullet into the connector. Once this is accomplished making the male female connection if the bullets arent perfectly aligned is impossible. In trying to make the connection, if any one of the four bullets gets pushed through the back of its connector housing, that housing is now garbage and you must start from scratch. I have only been able to make this product convenient enough to use through modification and in the end it simply is not worth this much time and effort. The soldering process is simple and straight forward as long as you have the appropriate tools and basic soldering skills. It's the connector housing that makes this product completely worthless.

Best connectors on the market imo. I use them on my crawler and I couldnt he happier. Easy to assemble and super sturdy.

Apparently, Castle Creations have either changed suppliers or changed the design since the cutouts at the back are different than the older batches and the finish is also different. The green plastic shrouds/covers are also not finished as well as the older batches and have rough/unfinished edges around the joints with extra plastic leftover. But that's not even why I'm giving it a 1 star review. One of the bullet connectors had a deformity and it was packed as such at the factory in the blister sent to me which goes on to show the QC levels at their Chinese factory. Upon raising this issue with Castle Creations, they did agree to send out a replacement but didn't do a DDP shipment (I'm based outside the US) and instead it got hit with duties and charges which were more than the item value itself. Just to be clear, any warranty replacement is always sent as a DDP shipment, no exceptions. Still after some back and forth, they told me to pay for the charges to receive it and assured me that those will be fully refunded to me. Now, this conversation started in April and it's been 2 month now. NO REFUND till date and now the rep (Rebecca Spillman) has even stopped responding to my emails altogether. Seems like they do discriminate on the basis of nationality and customers outside the US don't mean anything to them despite the fact that we still contributed to their revenue. I'd highly recommend sticking to an ethical manufacturer who values your trust and money over one time profit. Think twice before you buy from Castle Creations.