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[darthu812]

I bought a new 6V lead acid battery for my model boat. Then later i realised that the connector from the ESC was a tamiya plug, so this cannot connect into the two (possitive and negative) ports on the battery. I looked around the net to see if there was a cable which had a tamiya socket on one end and two spade connectors on the other but i couldn't find one. Could anyone give me any advice on how to overcome this problem or is it easier to buy a NiMH power pack which already has the connect tamiya socket?
cheers

[Bradley]

I think that the easiest way is to get a Tamiya plug with leads already attached (eBay? or your local model shop) and then get a couple of the appropriate size connectors from Halfords (or any car accessory shop) clamp them on securely and away you go. 

Derek.

[boatmadman]

You have a couple of options, one is as you say, buy a battery with connector already fitted.

The cheaper option seeing as you already have a battery is to cut off the tamiya connection and replace with an alternate pair - one on battery, one on cable.
Use a couple of banana plus/sockets, if you have any around, just make sure they have the load cpacity you need.

Ian

[riggers24]

Check out the component shop for leads and connectors

[DickyD]

Tamiya leads

http://www.component-shop.co.uk/html/body_leads_connectors.html

[dougal99]

I'm with Derek. Did exactly as he suggests years ago, no problems since (apart from leaving the lead on the shelf when I went to the pond  )

[DickyD]

Spade connectors.

http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk%2findex.html&WD=spade%20connectors&PN=electric_connectors.html%23aG3597#aG3597