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Title: DIY battery wire surgery (tamiya)?
Post by: page on February 07, 2009, 12:59:53 AM

The FR2-LE takes RC batteries. Good! My 4200mah RC batteries have cabling that is almost 4 inches long. Bad! (almost no spare room in the battery compartment)

Whats it going to take it shorten this to say, 2 inches and put the connector back on? Any advice from people who have done it?

Title: Re: DIY battery wire surgery (tamiya)?
Post by: illconditioned on February 07, 2009, 01:08:13 AM

Quote from: page on February 07, 2009, 12:59:53 AM

The FR2-LE takes RC batteries. Good! My 4200mah RC batteries have cabling that is almost 4 inches long. Bad! (almost no spare room in the battery compartment)

Whats it going to take it shorten this to say, 2 inches and put the connector back on? Any advice from people who have done it?

I've done it. No problems, but you have to solder.  Don't short the batteries either...

  Richard

Title: Re: DIY battery wire surgery (tamiya)?
Post by: willndmb on March 18, 2009, 12:32:30 PM

radio shack has a repair kit too
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062132
no soldering needed - but it doesn't say how long it is
you could cut off the crimp to shorten it by purchasing new ones too

Title: Re: DIY battery wire surgery (tamiya)?
Post by: Church-Audio on March 18, 2009, 12:50:10 PM

Quote from: willndmb on March 18, 2009, 12:32:30 PM

radio shack has a repair kit too
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062132
no soldering needed - but it doesn't say how long it is
you could cut off the crimp to shorten it by purchasing new ones too

Radio shack USA has the coolest shit.. Nobody sells stuff like that anymore... very cool the Canadian "THE SOURCE" Sucks by comparison. I remember the days of the old radioshack were you could buy three wire capsules lol....They didn't necessarily sound good but for $15.00 bucks you could make a stereo pair of mics..

Title: Re: DIY battery wire surgery (tamiya)?
Post by: flipp on March 18, 2009, 02:13:44 PM

Quote from: willndmb on March 18, 2009, 12:32:30 PM

radio shack has a repair kit too
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062132
no soldering needed - but it doesn't say how long it is
you could cut off the crimp to shorten it by purchasing new ones too

4 inches from where the wire exits the Tamiya connector to the far end of the pre-crimped bullet connector; so if you want shorter leads you'll also need to purchase a couple of said bullet connectors

< the other kit I have has pre-stripped ends with loose bullet connectors, also 4" >