I already know how to solder, but I just wanted to say that this is a really good tutorial, especially for beginners. I have seen FAR FAR FAR too many shoddy soldering jobs on RC cars and its always good to see someone making a tutorial to help people that struggle with something.
Many thanks for your kind words, i used to really fear soldering, then one day it just clicked and i then sat there wondering why i used to find it so hard and hate it, so felt i just had to share.
what to do if phaze wires are burned and china solder wont stick at all? i just inserted the cables to xt150 fully tined connector (after i clean the cables)@@HardcoreRC
Your welcome - hope it helps, really want to get into FPV as well, but just find it so hard to co-ordinate the flying, need to spend more time on sims i think
Awesome video mate. Thank you very much. Learnt so much from that. I have no idea how this came up on my feed but I bought some new connectors two days ago and was going to look for some soldering tips today. Just sat down for my morning coffee and some RUclips and your video was the first video that came up. I'm 53 and been doing a bit of soldering over the years but I feel like I just learnt to solder for the first time. You my man ARE a soldering god. Thank you. 👍
It must have been fate it coming up on your youtube 😂😂 to be honest i felt i needed to share as always felt like i had just learnt to solder when i found out how easy it really is, i was the person that feared soldering before. Really hope it helps and you get your connectors soldered up
Dave I just used your tutorial. It genuinely helped!! I just took a few simple tips from you. 1. Putting the connectors together 2. Using mole grips as a 3rd hand 3. Tinning nicely the terminal and the wire 4. Cleaning the soldering iron tip Job done. Lipo Deans connectors replaced with XT90s for my DR8. Clean, tidy, simple, thankyou
Sweet, so glad it helped and thank you for letting me know, feel my mission has been completed that i have help others over come the nightmare people have with soldering 👍👍
Great detail unlike alot of other vids on soldering this is great for easily understanding and so true about keeping the tip clean 👍 appreciate your efforts for the RC community ✌️
Thanks for that mate. I had to change the connectors on my DR8 so yup I went to my local hobby place but he didn't do it for me. He took me to the workshop and taught me how to do it. Your video now means I have a reminder...
@@HardcoreRC To be fair they do look after their customers. I had a great day today mate. Was great to meet you and the lads. Loved meeting everyone and having some much needed fun.
Great tips thank you! I learned that the tip I was using is too big and to start with a dab of solder on the iron to aid transfer. Great tips, thank you!
Great tutorial!!! Very clear and special points to do and/or not to do.👍 whats your take on soldering solid to strain wire(small dia. 20 gauge wire)? (Twist or not)
I have no issues with soldering but always good to see someone else's take on it as I think everyone has there own methods haha some good tips there for people though and i have lost count how many times I've forgot to put the heat shrink or protective caps on before I've soldered my connectors on haha great video bud 👌
Everyone has their own soldering method. What I like to do is, I use a vise to securely hold the wires that are gonna be tinned. Or, even a cloth pin glued to a small wooden board. I got that one from the basher queen, Kimberly. And when soldering I also use a wet sponge, to draw the heat faster from the connector. And finally, when soldering bullet connectors, such as 1C8, 8mm connectors, I use a male or female bullet connector and a channelock plier to push the connector into the housing.
Indeed they do, but the basic skill is pretty much always the same, just see and hear so many thank struggle to solder, and its normally just down to t a few simple things that if they do right it becomes a joy to do. Yeah saw the peg solder station Kimberly makes, so simple yet so effective
Thanks for the video, I just got a new esc that came with a deans and using the unsolder tip I was able to do a factory quality solder with an xt90 after a few attempts.
Really informative easy to follow guide, I was worried I was using to much soldier but this confirms I wasn’t. Looks like I need to invest in a Bettye iron. I have a 90w 380°c but it seems very inadequate Thank you 🙏
Thanks for the tips and tricks Dave! Crazy question but I'm gonna shoot my shot, would you be able to make a video showing how to solder the TRX (traxxas) male ends onto a battery?
Might be easier to do that on a Friday night live stream, exactly the same principle applies though, but hold the metal connector in the mole grips between some car to stop the heat transferring to the mole grips
The watts doesn't determine how hot an iron gets, it determines how quick it heats up and how well it will hold the heat rather then having it sucked out when touching something else. Best option is to go d a high wattage but also be able to adjust the temp
XT90 are rated to 90 amps, EC5 are rated to 120amps, XT150 are 150amp and the OS8 are super beefy. General us on a 6s car then the XT90 or EC5 are fine, i prefer the EC5 as they do have higher amp limit and also seem to hold together better. 8s cars i would suggest the EC5 due to the high amp rating or the XT150. When doing speed run cars its worth bumping up the OS8
Yeah and then dont want to help, felt i had to do this video to share what i had learnt and what stopped me fearing soldering. Thanks for watching and commenting
Good stuff, but a good 60-watt Weller soldering iron with replaceable tips is enough for occasional connector soldering. Use a safety stand for the iron. Use a bridge of molten solder between iron tip and item(s) to be soldered to transfer heat quickly. Keep wiping and re-tinning iron tip before, during and after soldering. Unplug iron when done to preserve the tip. Unleaded solder requires too much heat for easy hand soldering.
Great tips thanks. I have soldered these plugs but never enjoy it. I think my £8 soldering iron could do with upgrading. The worst plugs are the Deans or T type ones. They have a tiny little tab and they are just a nightmare. Never found a good method to do them and just swear a lot!
£8 solder iron is probably holding you back, key to good soldering and the ease really is the power of the iron, the quality of the solder and also extra flux if needed. Deans are a pain, but again with the right equipment and this method they are also fairly easy
@@HardcoreRC just need the tools and something to solder! Have to admit I just thought “cut it” when it had the wrong connectors but loved the ease in which you did it without! Brilliant!
Seems like a very helpful tutorial👍 Personally I'm at a point where I'm quite happy soldering from practice and from what I've seen others do however this would of been a lot easier if I had this at the time I started learning
Good to see you are ok with soldering, as you say i wish i had a video like this to help when i first started, which is why i decided to make one, keep hearing people struggle on something a lot of people just have a great fear in
If you use too much solder while tinning the wire you will get “wicking”. Meaning the solder will run underneath the insulation. Not really a big deal but you won’t get any flexibility near the connector. There are tools that look like clips to prevent this.
I actually like a bit of wicking as it seems to help prevent wear on the wire, any io have had that have had no wicking always wear out with the constant bending and nothing more to support the wire
Always clean your tip.. solid advice 😂 jokes aside that’s helped a lot… Am often too scared to do jobs my self although I’ve got an iron 😂 now I have a better idea to what I’m doing I’ll get dome connectors ordered up and change as many cars to the same connector as possible! 😀
Other option is to get some wire and practice on a few connectors, its always handy having the wire around anyway to make up you own adapters or Y harnesses etc
I wish i was working on connections as large as those. BT2.0 on my tiny flying machines is done the same as those XT90, but the scale adds a challenge!
Very good video! But don´t clean the tip when you finished the soldering job. The solder on the tip is a protection. You have to clean it before soldering. ✌
Yes always go for leaded solder, either 60/40 or 63/37. Dont bother with lead free solder, horrible stuff as it takes higher temps to melt & dosnt flow as good as leaded solder.
nice to see just how easy it is when someone has done it hundreds of times. ..... bottom line is that wire is just not sticking onto that molten lava hot solder
Haven't actually don't it hundreds of time, used to hate solder, would avoid at all costs, get model shop to do it etc, then i bought a decent solder station, good quality 60/40 lead solder and learnt the correct technic, solder station is actually turned down from 450f to 380f as doesnt need that much heat when doing correctly. This was probably my 20th solder job with this set up and i hadnt soldered for years prior as hated it
Thanks - yep i still forget the sleeves to this day, so easy to do, same is i almost always forget to put the bearings on the Arrma diffs when putting them back together 😂😂
Anyone have trouble with ec5 connectors (specifically the esc side of things)? I find that im struggling to get a clean joint without using too much solder for the wire to slide back into the plug itself...not so much that im using too much solder but it just seems to need far too much force to get the ec5 esc or "device" side as it states on the packaging to get a nice solid click and hold into the plug itself which I haven't experienced when I soldered a bunch of my batteries qs I've been recently changing all my electronics to ec5/ice etc I used the block of wood as well to hold things in place but it just seems to me that when trying to "seat" the plug i either can't get them to click into place well enough to where I would even dare run the max 6 esc at all. I've never had issues doing small diy soldering or prior xt90 or deans but ec5 (esc/device) plugs are making the process very frustrating for a rather simple task... any chance that im doing something incorrect by sliding the plug on first and then soldering and sliding the now soldered bullet end away from the esc ? Awesome detailed and essentially necessary vid man thanks
Interesting as haven't had this issue myself, all i can suggest is look at the bullet, you should see the raise bit around it the what locks into the plug, you should notice that it has a flat side and a angled side, the angled side need to be the bit that slides into the plug, i have some that you put the plug on first and some that you put the plug on afterwards and i have to check by looking at this raised bit. If you have it the right way round then try using a bit more force until you hear the click
That the easiest connector to solder what about traxxas connector those you get to be good at solderin XD90 connector are easy connector ec3 or EC5 are easy to come on and do a hard one like traxxas connector
Traxxas connectors are also easy, just fit the connector into the pliers or mole grips between a piece of carboard to stop the heat transfer, then just solder on the side that has the little ridges on it using the exact same principles. The reason i didnt show them is because they are 💩💩 and only rated to 60 amps, hence most people change them out to a connector that can actually take a higher amp load, for the same reason people dont use XT60 or Deans connectors these days
the EC5 connectors are by far the easiest to solder but an absolute pain to push them into the plastic shell. I found by heating up the bullets with a lighter immediately before pushing them through the shell works well every time.
That's a good idea, they can be a pain to push in and also need to check which way they push in, have some older ones that go through from the other side
Technic will be exactly the same, although would need a higher wattage soldering station. As long as you follow the correct technic and have the right equipment for the job soldering should not be hard
@@LyrickCZE Your welcome, yes always keep lipos stored at around 3.8v per cell, they are far less volatile and likely just smoke rather than burst into flames at this voltage
@@HardcoreRC I use 100w soldering iron I use 40/60 solder , the lead free stuff is useless . By the time I can make the solder hot enough to weld together the plug has turned to Molten jelly .
@@mark-1rc502 yep the lead free is horrible, its probably one of the biggest things that makes people hate soldering. Melted many a plug in my day using lead free solder.
It's a pass but not an A+. Twist the wire before tinning it will stop the strands splaying to the side when flowing into the bucket on the connector. Insulation tape has a far to low melting point if the cable being unsoldered should drop the tape won't even slow it down I normally use a cloth tape or a piece of card. When tinning it should really be completed faster to stop the solder wicking too far up the cable if the it goes past the cap or the heat shrink it will form a stress point that can fracture in time.
I probably do, i don't script anything, just speak as im filming so its all natural, normally i would add text to correct but clearly missed that, but the read out shows what the temp is
I already know how to solder, but I just wanted to say that this is a really good tutorial, especially for beginners. I have seen FAR FAR FAR too many shoddy soldering jobs on RC cars and its always good to see someone making a tutorial to help people that struggle with something.
Many thanks for your kind words, i used to really fear soldering, then one day it just clicked and i then sat there wondering why i used to find it so hard and hate it, so felt i just had to share.
what to do if phaze wires are burned and china solder wont stick at all?
i just inserted the cables to xt150 fully tined connector (after i clean the cables)@@HardcoreRC
Great tutorial mate! I really appreciate it! I'm 50 years old, just getting into FPV and haven't soldered since high school! Cheers!
Your welcome - hope it helps, really want to get into FPV as well, but just find it so hard to co-ordinate the flying, need to spend more time on sims i think
Awesome video mate. Thank you very much. Learnt so much from that. I have no idea how this came up on my feed but I bought some new connectors two days ago and was going to look for some soldering tips today. Just sat down for my morning coffee and some RUclips and your video was the first video that came up. I'm 53 and been doing a bit of soldering over the years but I feel like I just learnt to solder for the first time. You my man ARE a soldering god. Thank you. 👍
It must have been fate it coming up on your youtube 😂😂 to be honest i felt i needed to share as always felt like i had just learnt to solder when i found out how easy it really is, i was the person that feared soldering before. Really hope it helps and you get your connectors soldered up
Dave I just used your tutorial. It genuinely helped!! I just took a few simple tips from you.
1. Putting the connectors together
2. Using mole grips as a 3rd hand
3. Tinning nicely the terminal and the wire
4. Cleaning the soldering iron tip
Job done. Lipo Deans connectors replaced with XT90s for my DR8. Clean, tidy, simple, thankyou
Sweet, so glad it helped and thank you for letting me know, feel my mission has been completed that i have help others over come the nightmare people have with soldering 👍👍
Great detail unlike alot of other vids on soldering this is great for easily understanding and so true about keeping the tip clean 👍 appreciate your efforts for the RC community ✌️
Thanks, tried to keep it nice and simple, i used to hate soldering so wanted to share what i have learnt so that others don't fear having to solder
Can't remember if I've already given you kudos for this but if I have, here you go again! Very good instructional video.
Thank you very much, I'm very glad it was of help to you 👍👍 and thank you for your kind comments
Thanks for that mate. I had to change the connectors on my DR8 so yup I went to my local hobby place but he didn't do it for me. He took me to the workshop and taught me how to do it. Your video now means I have a reminder...
Your welcome and nice to meet you in the flesh today. Actually good that the model shop showed you have to do it as well
@@HardcoreRC To be fair they do look after their customers. I had a great day today mate. Was great to meet you and the lads. Loved meeting everyone and having some much needed fun.
@@adrianpilbeam7403 That's why Sundays are my fun days 😂😂
Great tips thank you! I learned that the tip I was using is too big and to start with a dab of solder on the iron to aid transfer. Great tips, thank you!
Your welcome and glad it all helped, thanks for joining eh stream last night 👍
Great tutorial!!! Very clear and special points to do and/or not to do.👍 whats your take on soldering solid to strain wire(small dia. 20 gauge wire)? (Twist or not)
When soldering two wires together I would always intertwine and then solder
Awesomely 👌 helpful thank you been struggling having to drive 30 mjn or more to have someone solder fir me
No problem 👍 really hope it helps - good solder is the biggest key
Great tutorial, thank you. I'm into amateur radio and soldering is a must have skill, this vid will really send me on my way, thank you.
Your welcome, im glad it will help and hope you get you radio up and running
Very helpful! Thanks Dave, as I am new to soldering. Still working on my skills. This will help a ton👍
Your welcome - hope it does help 👍👍
I have no issues with soldering but always good to see someone else's take on it as I think everyone has there own methods haha some good tips there for people though and i have lost count how many times I've forgot to put the heat shrink or protective caps on before I've soldered my connectors on haha great video bud 👌
Thanks, i still forget to put the cap of the heat shrink on, almost did it making this video 😂😂
Everyone has their own soldering method. What I like to do is, I use a vise to securely hold the wires that are gonna be tinned. Or, even a cloth pin glued to a small wooden board. I got that one from the basher queen, Kimberly. And when soldering I also use a wet sponge, to draw the heat faster from the connector. And finally, when soldering bullet connectors, such as 1C8, 8mm connectors, I use a male or female bullet connector and a channelock plier to push the connector into the housing.
Indeed they do, but the basic skill is pretty much always the same, just see and hear so many thank struggle to solder, and its normally just down to t a few simple things that if they do right it becomes a joy to do. Yeah saw the peg solder station Kimberly makes, so simple yet so effective
very good and informative iv´e have never soldering on my own but i have to try it after this god video😀😀😀😀👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks, hope you get on well with your first solder, just take your time and dont try to rush it 👍
Thanks for the video, I just got a new esc that came with a deans and using the unsolder tip I was able to do a factory quality solder with an xt90 after a few attempts.
Your welcome and glad it helped, i used to really fear soldering so had to share what i had learnt
Great video Dave, I'm learning how to solder at the moment, so this was very helpful. Thanks mate.
Your welcome, glad it helped 👍
Very helpful! I'm definitely going to do my own soldering from here on! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful, if it helps just a few people then it has been worth my time to share 👍👍
Really informative easy to follow guide, I was worried I was using to much soldier but this confirms I wasn’t. Looks like I need to invest in a Bettye iron. I have a 90w 380°c but it seems very inadequate
Thank you 🙏
Your welcome and glad it helped, good iron and solder are key, 90w should be good enough, but will depend if its really 90 watts though
It's super duper helpful vid! Thanks for making it! Would love to see more of this type coming!
Thank you and your welcome - i do try to make to odd how to video ever now and again, just depends what i see a need for really
I like this video, I am ready to give it a shot now myself.
Good luck, hope it goes well and i have helped you along your way to becoming a soldering god 👍
Thanks for the tips and tricks Dave! Crazy question but I'm gonna shoot my shot, would you be able to make a video showing how to solder the TRX (traxxas) male ends onto a battery?
Might be easier to do that on a Friday night live stream, exactly the same principle applies though, but hold the metal connector in the mole grips between some car to stop the heat transferring to the mole grips
@@HardcoreRC that would be awesome on a live! Thanks for the reply Dave!
Been using an antex 25 watts it's perfect especially if u also need t solder leds as 60watts might be too much heat and burn them
The watts doesn't determine how hot an iron gets, it determines how quick it heats up and how well it will hold the heat rather then having it sucked out when touching something else. Best option is to go d a high wattage but also be able to adjust the temp
Very helpful. About to hook up a new esc so will be doing this very thing!
Good luck! really hope it helps
Great video. Any advice on types of connectors and the limits. For e.g why EC5 or XT90, what about XT150, or 200a connectors (OS8 i think?) ?
XT90 are rated to 90 amps, EC5 are rated to 120amps, XT150 are 150amp and the OS8 are super beefy. General us on a 6s car then the XT90 or EC5 are fine, i prefer the EC5 as they do have higher amp limit and also seem to hold together better. 8s cars i would suggest the EC5 due to the high amp rating or the XT150. When doing speed run cars its worth bumping up the OS8
Very nice job. Everyone else acts like you should know what your supposed to do. Thanks for the help. Keep bashing an ripping!!!
Yeah and then dont want to help, felt i had to do this video to share what i had learnt and what stopped me fearing soldering. Thanks for watching and commenting
Very helpful. Appreciate you showing the detailed step by step!
Cheers Dave, I've 6 to do hopefully I'll get it right first time now 👍🏻 👍🏻
Hope it help, let me know how you get on
Great video David, so like the idea of a rubber band on pliers. 👍🏻
Thanks, such a simple thing to do and makes a great holding tool
Nice and easy tips to follow
Thanks for sharing
My pleasure 😊
Great video as always dave every day is a school day great tips 👍👍
Hehe thanks 👍
Great video for guys who fear soldering 👍🏻
Thanks Brad, and so so so many do fear it
Great vid thanks Dave, gives me a bit more confidence to do mine now I have a soldering iron 😀
Thanks and your welcome 👍👍
Thanks very helpful, like the elastic band idea too!
Great simple instruction.
Thanks
Glad it was helpful! thanks for watching
you are the man ,thank you for this very educational video ,
Your welcome 👍
Good stuff, but a good 60-watt Weller soldering iron with replaceable tips is enough for occasional connector soldering. Use a safety stand for the iron. Use a bridge of molten solder between iron tip and item(s) to be soldered to transfer heat quickly. Keep wiping and re-tinning iron tip before, during and after soldering. Unplug iron when done to preserve the tip. Unleaded solder requires too much heat for easy hand soldering.
Apart from the Weller solder the rest is exactly what i say in the video
@@HardcoreRC Yes, well done video.
@@garygullikson6349 thank you 👍🏻
Thank you thats easy rookies like me need the basics.
Thanks, glad it will be of help
Awesome video and the narration is near Attenborough. 😀 I love it
Thanks, not sure I'm quite Attenborough standard, thank you for joining the live tonight as well👍
Very helpful!!! I need a new soldering iron 😁😜👌
Glad it was helpful, a good soldering iron helps a load
Thank you from Germany for this nice Video!
Your welcome from the UK 👍👍👍
Very helpful!! Think I need a better soldering iron
your welcome - yeah you need minimum 60 watts really, the one linked is 75w which would be even better
Great tips thanks. I have soldered these plugs but never enjoy it. I think my £8 soldering iron could do with upgrading. The worst plugs are the Deans or T type ones. They have a tiny little tab and they are just a nightmare. Never found a good method to do them and just swear a lot!
£8 solder iron is probably holding you back, key to good soldering and the ease really is the power of the iron, the quality of the solder and also extra flux if needed. Deans are a pain, but again with the right equipment and this method they are also fairly easy
Just the tip! Pro vid my man!!!
Appreciate it! 👍
Never soldered before but feel I could now! Great footage!
Hehe - your welcome sis 👍👍
@@HardcoreRC just need the tools and something to solder! Have to admit I just thought “cut it” when it had the wrong connectors but loved the ease in which you did it without! Brilliant!
@@discoveriesmontessorinurse7499 You know where i am if you need anything soldered 👍👍
Extremely helpful. Thank you so much.
So helpful video Dave 🥰🥰🥰
Glad you think so!
Great video, love your presentation style.
Thanks so much! glad you enjoyed and thank you for watching
Thanks for the tips, awesome video.
Your welcome, glad it helped
Brilliant video best soldering video I have seen
Thank you - hope it was helpful
Thats how i do it and it works perfectly👍🏽
You area soldering god already then 👍👍
Seems like a very helpful tutorial👍
Personally I'm at a point where I'm quite happy soldering from practice and from what I've seen others do however this would of been a lot easier if I had this at the time I started learning
Good to see you are ok with soldering, as you say i wish i had a video like this to help when i first started, which is why i decided to make one, keep hearing people struggle on something a lot of people just have a great fear in
If you use too much solder while tinning the wire you will get “wicking”. Meaning the solder will run underneath the insulation. Not really a big deal but you won’t get any flexibility near the connector. There are tools that look like clips to prevent this.
I actually like a bit of wicking as it seems to help prevent wear on the wire, any io have had that have had no wicking always wear out with the constant bending and nothing more to support the wire
Always clean your tip.. solid advice 😂 jokes aside that’s helped a lot… Am often too scared to do jobs my self although I’ve got an iron 😂 now I have a better idea to what I’m doing I’ll get dome connectors ordered up and change as many cars to the same connector as possible! 😀
Other option is to get some wire and practice on a few connectors, its always handy having the wire around anyway to make up you own adapters or Y harnesses etc
@@HardcoreRC yeah good idea I’ll give that a shot! 👍
Great tips! Thanks Dave!
Happy to help! 👍👍
Well done very helpful and thanks 👍
My pleasure - glad it helped 👍👍
Cool. Thanks for the tips. All the way from cold canukistan!
Thanks for watching, hope it warms up for you soon
I wish i was working on connections as large as those. BT2.0 on my tiny flying machines is done the same as those XT90, but the scale adds a challenge!
Great video man very helpful
Glad it helped
SO GOOOOOOD!!
Glad it helped 👍
I was not expecting a video about Me from Hardcore RC but thanks man! 🤣🤣🔥💀
Hehe - oh god i called you again 😂😂
@@HardcoreRC 😂🤣🤣💀
Very good video! But don´t clean the tip when you finished the soldering job. The solder on the tip is a protection. You have to clean it before soldering. ✌
Thanks, i was always sold to clean it, but can see the solder acting as a protector as well, main thins as you say is to clean before use
Very informative bud!👊🏻👊🏻
Thanks 👍 just trying to help others that i know fear soldering
Extremely helpful video!!
Glad it was helpful!
cool soldering tips,great video
Thanks 👍
Awesome tutorial!👍
Thank you - hope it helps 👍👍
@@HardcoreRC I've just got a Max 6 for my Xmaxx so this tutorial will come in very handy. 🙌
Great vid.thank you
Very welcome 👍👍
solder paste always makes the jobs easier.. regardless how small the wire
If you can find some leaded paste for sure, i just hate unleaded stuff, just doesn't flow as well
Thanks for sharing
Your welcome - thank for watching
Awesome tips buddy
Glad you like them!
When tinning the wire hold the iron under the wire, heat rises this helps the solder flow down into the wire works even faster.
True as well 👍
Great job.
Thank you! Cheers!
The best tutorial ever 😀
I thought that was an XT60 lol
Thank you - glad it helped - had to share what i had learnt as use to really hate soldering
Wiggle and Woggle!!! Always Great Expressions!! 🏆😎
Hehe, they just come out 😂
brilliant video. 👌👍
Thank you - hope it was helpful
@@HardcoreRC oh yes it was...👌👍
Yes always go for leaded solder, either 60/40 or 63/37. Dont bother with lead free solder, horrible stuff as it takes higher temps to melt & dosnt flow as good as leaded solder.
Yep the lead free stuff should be banned, horrible horrible stuff
nice to see just how easy it is when someone has done it hundreds of times. ..... bottom line is that wire is just not sticking onto that molten lava hot solder
Haven't actually don't it hundreds of time, used to hate solder, would avoid at all costs, get model shop to do it etc, then i bought a decent solder station, good quality 60/40 lead solder and learnt the correct technic, solder station is actually turned down from 450f to 380f as doesnt need that much heat when doing correctly. This was probably my 20th solder job with this set up and i hadnt soldered for years prior as hated it
Wish I seen this vid today I’ve had a nightmare on three new 6s lipos today
Sorry i didn't release it sooner, hope you managed to get them soldered and didn't have any accidents
@@HardcoreRC thankyou managed in the end.great content guys
I wish I had seen this for years ago. You almost forgot the old sleeve on the black XT90
Thanks - yep i still forget the sleeves to this day, so easy to do, same is i almost always forget to put the bearings on the Arrma diffs when putting them back together 😂😂
I am glad I came across your channel, very under-subscribed, thank you Sir.
Welcome aboard! hope this was helpful
@@HardcoreRC Indeed, Enjoying the humor as well :) Keep it up
Female EC5s are easy enough, but no one seems to do any videos on how to do the male EC5s….challenge David?!
I will do on one Fridays live is you come on and remind me, pretty mush the exact same process
Lol u made that look so easy I've tried many times and mine still look 💩 lol
Practice a little and suddenly it will just click if you follow the video - good solder is a huge key to it all
@@HardcoreRC aint it lol I mean I'm not bad at it but u make it look so easy lol
Anyone have trouble with ec5 connectors (specifically the esc side of things)? I find that im struggling to get a clean joint without using too much solder for the wire to slide back into the plug itself...not so much that im using too much solder but it just seems to need far too much force to get the ec5 esc or "device" side as it states on the packaging to get a nice solid click and hold into the plug itself which I haven't experienced when I soldered a bunch of my batteries qs I've been recently changing all my electronics to ec5/ice etc I used the block of wood as well to hold things in place but it just seems to me that when trying to "seat" the plug i either can't get them to click into place well enough to where I would even dare run the max 6 esc at all. I've never had issues doing small diy soldering or prior xt90 or deans but ec5 (esc/device) plugs are making the process very frustrating for a rather simple task... any chance that im doing something incorrect by sliding the plug on first and then soldering and sliding the now soldered bullet end away from the esc ? Awesome detailed and essentially necessary vid man thanks
Interesting as haven't had this issue myself, all i can suggest is look at the bullet, you should see the raise bit around it the what locks into the plug, you should notice that it has a flat side and a angled side, the angled side need to be the bit that slides into the plug, i have some that you put the plug on first and some that you put the plug on afterwards and i have to check by looking at this raised bit.
If you have it the right way round then try using a bit more force until you hear the click
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That the easiest connector to solder what about traxxas connector those you get to be good at solderin XD90 connector are easy connector ec3 or EC5 are easy to come on and do a hard one like traxxas connector
Traxxas connectors are also easy, just fit the connector into the pliers or mole grips between a piece of carboard to stop the heat transfer, then just solder on the side that has the little ridges on it using the exact same principles. The reason i didnt show them is because they are 💩💩 and only rated to 60 amps, hence most people change them out to a connector that can actually take a higher amp load, for the same reason people dont use XT60 or Deans connectors these days
the EC5 connectors are by far the easiest to solder but an absolute pain to push them into the plastic shell. I found by heating up the bullets with a lighter immediately before pushing them through the shell works well every time.
That's a good idea, they can be a pain to push in and also need to check which way they push in, have some older ones that go through from the other side
do one with 6AWG
Technic will be exactly the same, although would need a higher wattage soldering station. As long as you follow the correct technic and have the right equipment for the job soldering should not be hard
Mole grips for soldering lol 😂
lol, actaully really like using them as they hold the connectors really well, but anything that holds works, even seen people use pegs
Wish I saw this before I entered the hobby and started soldering batteries! Unfortunately, I exploded.
Did the same myself years ago, it’s something you learn not to do after doing it once 😂😂
@@HardcoreRC Cool, you exploded too?? Must have been hardcore : D
@@LyrickCZE the lipo puffed up and there was a big bang, luckily the lipo didnt actually explode as it was only storage charged
@@HardcoreRC Glad for you and thanks again for great info - next time I make sure to discharge batteries before soldering!
@@LyrickCZE Your welcome, yes always keep lipos stored at around 3.8v per cell, they are far less volatile and likely just smoke rather than burst into flames at this voltage
Try soldering 10awg wire onto a deans 😏 T plug 🧐🧐🧐
Same process, for even more fun do it to Traxxas connectors, but principle is always the same
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I use 100w soldering iron I use 40/60 solder , the lead free stuff is useless .
By the time I can make the solder hot enough to weld together the plug has turned to Molten jelly .
@@mark-1rc502 yep the lead free is horrible, its probably one of the biggest things that makes people hate soldering.
Melted many a plug in my day using lead free solder.
Just seeing this after buying the worst solder possible trying to make Y cable for my Lipos. F**k
poor solder will make you hate soldering, been there myself, to the point i almost threw everything out a window
i hate soldering lol
I used to as well, i actually look forward to doing it now and look for things to solder 😂😂
485 degrees... Bit extreme...🤣(sic)
Verbal mistake,
Meant 385c as seen on the solder station
@@HardcoreRC I know bud, just made me laff :)
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Silver solder did you mean unleaded.
Back to watch and mark the rest now.
Yes mean unleaded - horrible stuff 😂
But when it drops on your leg 🤬👊🏻👍🏻
When it drops on your leg it hurts 😲😲🔥
It's a pass but not an A+. Twist the wire before tinning it will stop the strands splaying to the side when flowing into the bucket on the connector.
Insulation tape has a far to low melting point if the cable being unsoldered should drop the tape won't even slow it down I normally use a cloth tape or a piece of card.
When tinning it should really be completed faster to stop the solder wicking too far up the cable if the it goes past the cap or the heat shrink it will form a stress point that can fracture in time.
Need to try harder like my old school reports 😂😂 never thought of that with he insulation tape, good point, cloth tape it will be from now on
Might be the accent, but he says 485 and sets it to 385.
I probably do, i don't script anything, just speak as im filming so its all natural, normally i would add text to correct but clearly missed that, but the read out shows what the temp is