New to electrics. I've got a Watt-Age battery with a Tamiya connector that needs to be changed to a JST connector to go on to a Great Planes Electrifly micro radio set up. Ordered male JST plug with wires with the package. What is the best way to get the JST connector on. There is a significant difference in the wire gauge on the battery pack than the wire that comes on the JST plug set. (Battery has larger gauge wire) Do I cut off the Tamiya connector and splice the wires?

Thanks in advance for the input.

Brian C

While the jst connectors will work, they are not considered very good... you might just want to go with a new type of connector on everything... I use Deans micro for up to 12ish amps and Deans ultra for bigger... theyre a much more solid connection.

Biggest thing with soldering connectors onto batteries is to totally drain the batteries to normal fully discharged state as if something shorts its better that than a fully charged pack!