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Can anyone id this connector? (infosec.pub)

submitted 4 days ago by InvisibleShoe@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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Looks like a Molex connector but I cannot find what type. The closest I've found have the 'D' and square prongs in the wrong configuration. Does anyone know what type/model connector this is? (From a battery charger for a lawn mower)

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Whether or not it's an official name or not, that's definitely the kind that's called a tamiya connector in the RC world. Tamiya is a company that's a long standing favorite in that hobby.

It wouldn't surprise me to see one on a battery charger at all. I know plenty of RC enthusiasts that will use their preferred connector for anything they run across that needs such a thing

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

That's interesting, I've been doing RC airplanes for 19ish years and have never seen this connector used. What type of RC do you see this used in?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

I only know quads (and barely) so I looked into it and it seems that it's popular for RC cars. Makes sense, ground vehicles take a beating so the clip could be helpful and the extra weight matters less

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

Pretty much exclusively cars. There's a few other types, but tamiya had been using them pretty much since they started afaik.