1386LikesTamiya TT02 Thread
04-22-2019 | 07:11 AM
#1966
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 2,315
From: Chicagoland
Hoyle, Tamiya connectors are not "tamiya". They're a locking 2 pin molex connector that's only good for something like 20amps.
I wonder why people say "lipo" as I melted tamiya connectors on a 7.2v 1500mah pack.
You don't HAVE to replace anything. Even melted, while inconvenient, it wasn't a safety issue. you'll just see much better acceleration, and some higher top speed with good connectors.
I wonder why people say "lipo" as I melted tamiya connectors on a 7.2v 1500mah pack.
You don't HAVE to replace anything. Even melted, while inconvenient, it wasn't a safety issue. you'll just see much better acceleration, and some higher top speed with good connectors.
04-22-2019 | 08:10 AM
#1967
Hoyle, Tamiya connectors are not "tamiya". They're a locking 2 pin molex connector that's only good for something like 20amps.
I wonder why people say "lipo" as I melted tamiya connectors on a 7.2v 1500mah pack.
You don't HAVE to replace anything. Even melted, while inconvenient, it wasn't a safety issue. you'll just see much better acceleration, and some higher top speed with good connectors.
I wonder why people say "lipo" as I melted tamiya connectors on a 7.2v 1500mah pack.
You don't HAVE to replace anything. Even melted, while inconvenient, it wasn't a safety issue. you'll just see much better acceleration, and some higher top speed with good connectors.
What do you suggest? Can I just chop those “Tamiya” connectors off and solder new style connectors on and solve that problem?
04-22-2019 | 08:35 AM
#1968
A good more modern alternative are the HXT .. they have piece that covers the tabs so you don’t need to use shrink tube.
these two are best, especially if you’re new to hobby.
For racing we use bullet plugs straight into battery. Issue there is you can reverse polarity and fry ESC. Work around is to make one wire shorter so it can’t reach the wrong terminal. Issue here still can be that some batteries have + on left and - on right others vice versa.
stick with the connectors lol
04-22-2019 | 09:24 AM
#1969
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 2,315
From: Chicagoland
For racing we use bullet plugs straight into battery. Issue there is you can reverse polarity and fry ESC. Work around is to make one wire shorter so it can’t reach the wrong terminal. Issue here still can be that some batteries have + on left and - on right others vice versa.
04-22-2019 | 10:36 AM
#1971
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 2,315
From: Chicagoland
04-22-2019 | 03:09 PM
#1972
I use Deans, when I need connectors. The asian companies call them "T-Connectors." But the Quadcopter people use XT60 and XT30. they're good choices too. A lot of your gear will have XT60 connectors on them too.
I have paint pens. I paint the positive side of my batteries, top and bottom, with red paint. I also put red shrink tube on the positive connection of my ESC. It's hard to screw it up when you have the colors screaming at you like that. Short versus long isn't good enough for me ;-)
I have paint pens. I paint the positive side of my batteries, top and bottom, with red paint. I also put red shrink tube on the positive connection of my ESC. It's hard to screw it up when you have the colors screaming at you like that. Short versus long isn't good enough for me ;-)
04-23-2019 | 04:03 AM
#1975
I finally received my TT-02 Subaru Impreza Kit, and realized it doesn’t come with an ESC. I saw a few unboxing videos and people had an ESC included, so it was a definite bummer finding out mine didn’t come with one.
The sellers online advertised the ESC being included, but the box says right on it that the ESC is not included. I complained to Tamiya and they said that what the box says is king. Stupid but whatever.
With that being said, what ESC should I buy? Is the Tamiya the only one that will work with this kit? It would be nice to buy an ESC without the undesirable “Tamiya” battery connectors.
The sellers online advertised the ESC being included, but the box says right on it that the ESC is not included. I complained to Tamiya and they said that what the box says is king. Stupid but whatever.
With that being said, what ESC should I buy? Is the Tamiya the only one that will work with this kit? It would be nice to buy an ESC without the undesirable “Tamiya” battery connectors.
Last edited by Hoyle33; 04-23-2019 at 04:50 AM.
04-23-2019 | 07:08 AM
#1977
Tech Master
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,150
From: Tatooine
I finally received my TT-02 Subaru Impreza Kit, and realized it doesn’t come with an ESC. I saw a few unboxing videos and people had an ESC included, so it was a definite bummer finding out mine didn’t come with one.
The sellers online advertised the ESC being included, but the box says right on it that the ESC is not included. I complained to Tamiya and they said that what the box says is king. Stupid but whatever.
With that being said, what ESC should I buy? Is the Tamiya the only one that will work with this kit? It would be nice to buy an ESC without the undesirable “Tamiya” battery connectors.
The sellers online advertised the ESC being included, but the box says right on it that the ESC is not included. I complained to Tamiya and they said that what the box says is king. Stupid but whatever.
With that being said, what ESC should I buy? Is the Tamiya the only one that will work with this kit? It would be nice to buy an ESC without the undesirable “Tamiya” battery connectors.
04-23-2019 | 07:36 AM
#1978
04-23-2019 | 07:44 AM
#1979
This is also a good option
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/hobbykin...ensorless.html
I hear you can load the HobbyWing software on it
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/hobbykin...ensorless.html
I hear you can load the HobbyWing software on it