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#175503 171001369-0 Tamiya Adapters for Open Panzer Board
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Product Name: Tamiya Adapters for Open Panzer Board
Barcode: 175503
SKU: 171001369-0
The TCB is pin-compatible with many Tamiya tank accessories, but not plug-compatible. Tamiya uses a
miniature plug called the Micro-Latch, made by Molex. Although it works well, it is difficult to source
and even more difficult for hobbyists and tinkerers to assemble their own cables. The TCB instead uses
JST XH-series plugs for the smoker, mechanical recoil, apple, and IR LED connections. Pigtails for these
are cheap and abundant on eBay, not to mention widely in use by Chinese tank model manufacturers
such as Heng-Long and Taigen.
Detailed information about each device (recoil units, IR apples, etc) and how to adapt it to the TCB can
be found on those respective pages of the wiki. But if you have a Tamiya tank, the 5 adapters described
below will let you plug-and-play your turret rotation motor, barrel elevation motor, recoil unit, IR
receiver (apple), and IR transmitter LED without any modification.