Originally Posted by Nerobro

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.