im an idiot!

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by rcsammy

i had to solder onto the outside of it as the wire on the battery was too thick and would touch both connectors

Too thick? I put 10GA wires on the inside connection before with ~2mm to spare in between. It helps to flatten the end of the wire a bit.

azjc: Yes, I found that the hard way. I get tired of cutting something, it being too short, cutting it yet again, and it STILL being too short!