ProTek RC Tamiya To T-Style Adapter (Female Tamiya/Male T-Style)
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I use these as a quick fix to change the connectors on my Kyosho starter boxes to T-plugs, which I already have several 4s lipo batteries set up with. It works and it was a cheap solution to not have to solder one more thing.
Well made and a good length. I have a few and never a single problem.
Definitely don't run on 4S! Mine melted down almost immediately! Tried to use it in a bump box... Not a good attempt! But it's cheap!
This adapter is a must if you’re running a 2s LiPo in a Tamiya chassis as most LiPo batteries come with Deans or T-Style plugs, the latter of which is a misnomer and sometimes gets confused for Traxxas or Tamiya plugs depending on what hobby store you go to. My thoughts using it is that it’s meant to bridge the gap between the two otherwise incompatible parts. This adapter though tends to be on the looser side of fitment for my application compared to my other Tamiya chassis that has a Tamiya plug on the battery already. Speaking of loose fit, the connectors themselves within the Tamiya side tend to feel like they’ll just slide out and the shrink tube over them isn’t very well done. But aside from all that, it does the job well and I haven’t experienced a single issue running this. I’ve run off track, flipped the chassis on its lid, ran hard into a wall and yet this plug despite feeling loose, hasn’t once failed me. So if you’re someone like me who thought they had everything they needed to run but realized they couldn’t because they didn’t have some things, perhaps this is that missing link to being able to bash. Get this and go have some fun!
The tamiya is bad quality, but deans is ok. Not a very good product.
Reviewers generally rate this Tamiya-to-T-Style adapter (female Tamiya, male T-Style) positively, with several describing it as well made, reliable and a cheap way to switch connectors. One owner used it to convert Kyosho starter boxes to T-plugs for existing 4S LiPo batteries. Recurring concerns are a loose fit on the Tamiya side, with connectors feeling like they could slide out, and poorly finished shrink tubing. One reviewer reported the adapter melting almost immediately on a 4S setup and advised against running it on 4S. Another criticised the Tamiya end as poor quality. Reviews are few and mixed on overall build quality.
- + Cheap solution for connector conversion
- + Well made, good length
- + Reliable for some owners
- + Bridges Tamiya and T-Style plugs
- − Loose fit on Tamiya side
- − Poorly finished shrink tubing
- − Melted on 4S use, not for 4S
- − Tamiya end described as poor quality