Bridge the gap between your compact batteries and your larger vehicles with this genuine Spektrum Smart Adapter. This harness is designed to connect a battery equipped with a smaller IC3 (or EC3) connector to an ESC or Charger equipped with a larger IC5 (or EC5) connector.
Crucially, this adapter includes the integrated Grey Data Wire. This ensures that if you are using a Spektrum Smart Battery, the "Smart" telemetry data (voltage, temperature, cell balance, cycle count) will still pass through to your Smart ESC or Charger, maintaining the full functionality of the system.
Key Features
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Connector A (Battery Side): IC3 Male (Designed to plug into an IC3/EC3 Battery).
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Connector B (Device Side): IC5 Female (Designed to plug into an IC5/EC5 ESC or Charger).
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Smart Technology Support: Unlike generic adapters, this cable wires the third data pin correctly, ensuring your dashboard/transmitter can still read the battery's health status.
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Backward Compatible: Fully functional with standard (non-Smart) EC3 batteries and EC5 devices.
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Quality Construction: soldered with high-quality silicone wire to minimize resistance despite the step-up in connector size.
Specifications
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Length: ~4 Inches (100mm)
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Wire Gauge: 12 AWG (optimized for the IC3 limit)
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Input: IC3 / EC3 Battery
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Output: IC5 / EC5 ESC (or Charger)
Usage Scenarios
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Emergency Testing: You want to bench-test a large 1/8 scale truck (IC5), but you only have a smaller 3S battery (IC3) handy.
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Lightweight Setups: You are running a lighter, lower-capacity battery in a larger vehicle to reduce weight for a specific run.
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Charging: Your charger has a large IC5 output port, but you need to charge a smaller IC3 battery.
