# XT30, XT60, XT90 and Anderson Powerpole PP15 / PP30 / PP45 connectors: current ratings, wire sizes and the printed mm values

> What are the current ratings, wire gauges and sizes of Amass XT30, XT60, XT90 and Anderson Powerpole PP15, PP30 and PP45 connectors?

- Category: Electronics › Wiring & connectors
- Kind: Standard part
- Basis: Amass XT sheets (copies at Probots, szlcsc, comet.bg), Electrokit and Digi-Key; Anderson Powerpole data sheet and product page; drawings are images, so only text values are used; numbers only
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**Exact dimensions.** True size, with no tolerance added.

## Notes

- XT30, XT60 and XT90 are Amass's yellow, polarised DC connectors for RC batteries and drones; Anderson's Powerpole PP15 / PP30 / PP45 are Anderson's stackable, touch-safe connectors that share one housing family across three contact sizes. This page is numbers-only: the rows are what the maker sheets print as text. Ratings differ by source (an XT60 is 30 A rated and 60 A instantaneous on Amass's sheet, 35 A on Electrokit's panel-mount listing, '60 A peak, 30 A continuous' on the Digi-Key forum), so use the maker's rating for the cable and temperature rise you have.
- Why no files: Amass's outline, mounting and PCB-footprint drawings (XT30, XT60, XT60L, XT90 and the PB / PW board versions) are embedded as pictures in every sheet read (Amass copies at szlcsc, Probots and comet.bg), so no body, pin diameter or footprint number could be read with a label. The only mm values printed as text are creepage distances (XT60L 6.90; XT90PW 1.50; XT90PB 4.50) and solder-tail heights (XT90PW 2.8; XT90PB 3.3). Retailers print an overall size without saying which number is length, width or height, shown above as printed.
- Powerpole: the Anderson sheet's housing figure has callouts A, B, C, D (7.9, 7.9, 26.6, 41.3 mm) without a legend in the text, and Electrokit's copy of the Anderson sheet shows 41.2 and 24.6 mm callouts on the same housing, so the values disagree and are not assigned to a feature. The contact tables use letters A to E (for the 1332 PP15 contact: A 16.25, B 7.87, C 3.05, D 1.78, E 3.68 mm) with no legend either. The PCB hole (Ø1.80) and the maximum insulation diameter (4.45) are labelled and shown.
- A drawing index for the Powerpole PP15 / PP30 / PP45 housings and contacts is on the Powerwerx and Anderson pages; Amass connectors' EC3 is on its own page here. A true-size connector file needs the maker's STEP (listed below) rather than numbers re-typed from an image.

## Sizes

| connector | current rating (as stated) | wire size | overall size, mm | other labelled values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amass XT30 | 30 A peak, 15 A continuous (Digi-Key forum); up to 30 A (retailer) | 18 AWG | about 13.7 × 10.2 × 5.2 (retailer, order not labelled) | – |
| Amass XT60 | 30 A rated, 60 A instantaneous, 500 V DC (Amass sheet); 35 A with 12 AWG (Electrokit); 60 A peak, 30 A continuous (Digi-Key forum) | 12 AWG | XT60E-F panel mount: 34.0 × 20.2 × 15.8 (Electrokit, order not labelled) | contact resistance 0.55 mΩ; XT60L creepage 6.90 mm (Amass) |
| Amass XT90 | 90 A peak, 40 A continuous (Digi-Key forum) | 10 AWG | – | XT90PW(2+2) solder tail 2.8, creepage 1.50; XT90(2+2)PB solder tail 3.3, creepage 4.50 (Amass sheets) |
| Anderson Powerpole PP15 | 15 A; contact resistance 875 µΩ (average) | #16 to #20 AWG (barrel 0.5 to 1.3 mm²) | – | 600 V continuous AC or DC; 10,000 mating cycles no load |
| Anderson Powerpole PP30 | 30 A; contact resistance 600 µΩ (average) | #12 to #16 AWG (barrel 1.3 to 3.3 mm²) | – | 250 cycles under load (15 A PP15 / 30 A PP30, 120 V) |
| Anderson Powerpole PP45 | 45 A (family page: up to 45 or 55 A) | 10 and 14 AWG contacts (5.3 / 2.1 mm²); family 20 to 10 AWG | – | stackable, touch safe, hot-pluggable; -20 to 105 °C |
| Powerpole PCB contacts | 25 A | 16 / 20 AWG and larger per contact | PCB hole Ø1.80 (0.070 in) | max wire insulation Ø4.45 (0.175 in) |

## Where the files are

- Amass (Probots copy): [XT60-F / XT60-M spec: 500 V DC, 30 A rated, 60 A instantaneous, 12 AWG, 0.55 mOhm, brass gold plated, UL94 V0 (drawing is an empty field)](https://probots.co.in/technical_data/connectors/ProbotsXT60EFemalePanelMountConnectorDatasheet.pdf) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Amass (comet.bg copy): [XT60L-M.G.* specification sheet: creepage distance 6.90 mm (outline drawing is an image)](https://store.comet.bg/download-file.php?id=30578) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Amass (szlcsc copy): [XT90PW(2+2)-M.G.* sheet: solder tail height 2.8 mm, creepage 1.50 mm, 30 A main / 3 A signal contacts](https://atta.szlcsc.com/upload/public/pdf/source/20220706/E815827A4AE0F2E5211A7D31676A2FC4.pdf) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Amass (szlcsc copy): [XT90(2+2)PB-M.G.* sheet: solder tail height 3.3 mm, creepage 4.50 mm](https://atta.szlcsc.com/upload/public/pdf/source/20231221/03D4A1348EE1B009519FC3118C23062B.pdf) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Electrokit: [XT60E-F panel-mount: 35 A with 12 AWG, 60 A 1 min, 500 V DC, dimensions 34.0 x 20.2 x 15.8 mm (order not labelled)](https://www.electrokit.com/en/xt90-stromkontakt-2-pol-3060a-hona-chassi) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Out of Darts: [Amass XT30: up to 30 A, 18 AWG, about 13.7 x 10.2 x 5.2 mm (order not labelled), 1.74 g](https://outofdarts.com/products/amass-xt30-dc-battery-power-connector) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Digi-Key forum: [XT30, XT60, XT90 and Deans comparison: peak / continuous current and wire gauge](https://forum.digikey.com/t/xt30-xt60-xt90-deans-connector-comparison/34551) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Anderson Power Products (Wagner copy): [Powerpole PP15 / PP30 / PP45 data sheet: ratings, wire ranges, contacts, PCB contacts, housing letters A to D](https://www.wagneronline.com.au/attachments/Datasheets/Anderson-PP.pdf) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Anderson Power Products: [Powerpole 15-45 standard housings: up to 45 / 55 A, 20 to 10 AWG (0.75 to 6 mm2), 10,000 mating cycles](https://www.andersonpower.com/us/en/category/product.html/powerpoler-15-45-standard-housings-black.html) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Electrokit (Anderson TDS copy): [PP15 to PP45 housings and contacts: callouts without labels (24.6, 41.2, 8.4, 7.9 mm), contact A dimensions by wire range](https://www.electrokit.com/upload/quick/77/92/02d2_41001247-tds.pdf) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
- Powerwerx: [Powerpole and SB data sheets and drawings index (PP15 / PP30 / PP45 housing and contact drawings)](https://powerwerx.com/help/powerpole-data-sheets-drawings) — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts

## Questions

**What current is an XT60 rated for?**

Amass's sheet: 30 A rated, 60 A instantaneous at 500 V DC, 12 AWG; the Digi-Key forum gives 60 A peak, 30 A continuous.

**What wire fits Powerpole PP30?**

#12 to #16 AWG (barrel 1.3 to 3.3 mm²); PP15 takes #16 to #20 AWG and the 45 A contacts 10 or 14 AWG.

**What size is an XT60?**

The XT60E-F panel-mount version is listed at 34.0 × 20.2 × 15.8 mm (order not labelled); the plug body drawing is an image in the Amass sheet.

**Do XT60 and Powerpole share anything?**

No: XT connectors are polarised male / female housings; Powerpoles are one stackable housing that takes replaceable contacts (Anderson: stackable, touch safe, hot-pluggable).

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