Recently bought a Microcat Mk3 from a French outlet. It has these connections to the battery and the charger. I'd like to change them back to factory components...I am a total clutz when it comes to electrical gubbins so how hard would this be for me to do myself. It's hugely expensive to send the boat away.
What are your soldering skills like Ken? Hope they're good because if those wires after you've soldered them come loose...magic smoke.
Have a look for XT 60 connectors, that's usually what you find on batteries. Just trim back the wires, tin the wires, tin the connectors, heat up the tinned plugs making sure not to melt them and just touch the wired tinned wired ends to the connectors and you're golden 👍
Have a look for XT 60 connectors, that's usually what you find on batteries. Just trim back the wires, tin the wires, tin the connectors, heat up the tinned plugs making sure not to melt them and just touch the wired tinned wired ends to the connectors and you're golden 👍
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Cheers, TC.
What are the standard Tamiya connections? (not sure if these were originally fitted to the Microcat).
Cheers, TC.
What are the standard Tamiya connections? (not sure if these were originally fitted to the Microcat).
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I couldn't tell you to be honest Ken as I've never owned one of these boats.
Here's a link to the type of connection you're asking about... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamiya_connector
I couldn't tell you to be honest Ken as I've never owned one of these boats.
Here's a link to the type of connection you're asking about... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamiya_connector
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Would a local model shop not do it for you ?
I've just bought an electric RC car for my son for Christmas and I only paid a few pound extra to change the battery connectors on the batteries from Dean's to EC5.
Would a local model shop not do it for you ?
I've just bought an electric RC car for my son for Christmas and I only paid a few pound extra to change the battery connectors on the batteries from Dean's to EC5.
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You could just add the Tamiya connectors to what you have now with a little bit of wire and you could then use both types of connector if needed.
I have kind of done the same to my spare micro cat batteries only with spade connectors as those are what is on the battery instead of soldering them on
You could just add the Tamiya connectors to what you have now with a little bit of wire and you could then use both types of connector if needed.
I have kind of done the same to my spare micro cat batteries only with spade connectors as those are what is on the battery instead of soldering them on
havent you got a decent model shop near you one that does model cars etc ? they could do it or have a customer that would
when I had my boats I changed those CRAPPY TAMIYA connectors to the Deans connectors
here is a vid to see what they look like LINKY POO 
when I had my boats I changed those CRAPPY TAMIYA connectors to the Deans connectors
here is a vid to see what they look like LINKY POO
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Those fittings are way more reliable than standard tamiya fittings. Not sure why companies still use the tamiya ones they are awful. In RCA car racing most remove tamiya fittings.
Those fittings are way more reliable than standard tamiya fittings. Not sure why companies still use the tamiya ones they are awful. In RCA car racing most remove tamiya fittings.
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I'd definitely be fitting deans or xt connectors rather than the Tamiya ones, if you are not too bad with a solder the same it's a quick easy job, if you were closer I'd do it for you
I'd definitely be fitting deans or xt connectors rather than the Tamiya ones, if you are not too bad with a solder the same it's a quick easy job, if you were closer I'd do it for you
Camelford model boats,based on Highfield industrial estate..
They'll help you out ..half n hour from you Ken..
They'll help you out ..half n hour from you Ken..
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Cheers, Adam.
BTW, it's a good half an hour simply to get to Bodmin atm. The roadworks are off the scale!
Cheers, Adam.
BTW, it's a good half an hour simply to get to Bodmin atm. The roadworks are off the scale!
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if you change those connectors to Tamiya that would be a backward step as the Tamiya connectors are probably the cheapest worst connectors used on baitboats
if you change those connectors to Tamiya that would be a backward step as the Tamiya connectors are probably the cheapest worst connectors used on baitboats
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Yes it's horrible, used to be dead easy at one time..
Maybe ,pick up the old coach Road at Lanivet,takes you past Waterside or lakeview as was once called,past the dump,then at the bottom ,a left...this takes you around back of St Lawrence hospital, past Borough Arms over Stannon clay works railway ,on to Camelford that way..maybe,
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Yes it's horrible, used to be dead easy at one time..
Maybe ,pick up the old coach Road at Lanivet,takes you past Waterside or lakeview as was once called,past the dump,then at the bottom ,a left...this takes you around back of St Lawrence hospital, past Borough Arms over Stannon clay works railway ,on to Camelford that way..maybe,
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