Electric Bikes - connectors

I am going to order a ping battery and am wondering what kind of connector it comes with. The picture indicates no connector just a wire. So I don't know if I should order a 12 gage anderson connector or a 14 gage anderson connector? Seems like the 14 gage is smaller? If so would that be better for 24 volts? I have heard there is a lot of energy loss with a 24 volt and think I should buy the smaller wire to limit that?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

You should use the connector with the highest, safe, current carrying ability (ampacity), the AWG standard is a little like golf scores; lower is higher in terms of gauge and ampacity, respectively.

I'm not a fan of Anderson Powerpoles but I haven't found anything that's better.

Energy loss is the product of current squared and resistance, lower voltage systems will generally have more losses accordingly.

If you don't care for Anderson Power Poles, you COULD look at Deans plugs (or, for that matter, any of the generic Deans style plugs). These have to be soldered, which may be a negative for some users, but I have read some comparisons that suggest the Deans plug has lower resistance. Probably splitting hairs though.

One good way to pick a connector is to find out what the cutoff is on your speed controller & be sure to select a connector with a higher rating. Anderson Power Poles in the 30A and 45A rating are popular for eBikes (same housing size, different internal connector) and the Deans Ultra Plugs I mentioned are rated for 50A, IIRC.

Thanks, I'll look at Deans for my next project.

I should've mentioned before, the Deans plugs are the gold standard for serious R/C car folks - if you have a good hobby shop in your area, you may be able to snag a few to try w/o having to pay for shipping, etc.