Uploaded by flitetest on Dec 15, 2010
Flite Test - FLITE TIP
Soldering Battery Connectors
A Hobby King sponsored segment.
A lot of you have asked for this... so we took the time to show you how we do it. Learning to solder battery connectors is essential in the RC world. So many brands of batteries! So many connectors! Just pick a connector style, buy a bunch of them, and solder away.
Tips:
1. Only cut ONE WIRE at a time.
2. Use flux to prep your surface.
3. Slide on the heat shrink over the wire before you solder.
4. Make sure both surfaces are hot enough to accept the solder.
5. Don't get the connector lead too hot, or you'll melt the connector.
6. ABSOLUTELY double check you polarity.
Have fun and be careful.
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Guys, its Solder not soder, SOL DER, SOL DER, soLder, Solllll Der NOT SODER
1 year ago 3
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Very nice show!
Too long intro though..
1 year ago 2
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i accidently started to cut both wires at once but it started to smoke so i stopped and watched this video later i did solder the batteries right but now i cant get more than a few seconds of power out of it what happened?
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Good info, nicely produced. I'd add that after tinning your solder cups, use scrap wire with some flux in it or Solder Wick to clean the cup of excess solder. Cup should be empty, with the walls just plated with solder. Put a bit of flux in the empty cup, slide the tinned wire in all the way, then add heat/solder, and viola! A proper solder joint with no voids or oxidized solder, and the 'lay' of the wire strands are not disturbed by trying to push cold solder out of the cup.
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"Let's solder what we can solder" is what i'd do too! i'd also fly what i can :D
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Let's solder what we can solder... :D
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@mcvspam ...of course you can do what you like, i only wanted to point out that in most modern tin-solders or fluxing agents they dont use colophony anymore, or in addition they use chemical additives that are not very healthy...so allways read the fine print ;)
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@WarbirdFan66 I love the smell of colophony, and I'm certainly not going to stop inhaling it! (unless it's not colophony but a soldering paste).
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I'm sorry dudes but thumbs down from me. You didn't really show us how to solder it. Camera kept going to your faces instead of concentrating on the actual solder technique!
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To a lot of people out there its a no brainer, but to one like myself who are just starting its good basic information. Like the vid and look forward to more guys...
cheers.
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What s that white stuff u use?
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Hey Guys, few points...
A) I agree, your intro is far toooo long, we got it the first time,, so it soesnt need ramming down our throats, especially as the intro doesnt contain any actual info...
B) When soldering XT60 plugs, heat the heatshrink just a little bit, then push it right down into the connector to insulate it all, then shrink the rest of it once its firmly down into the connector, so your not leaving any of the connector exposed.
123RCUK 1 year ago
@123RCUK
A) The intro sets a tone and a feel for who we are. I agree that for short segments we should use the shorter version.
B) We can add this to the written version on our site. Thanks.
flitetest 1 year ago
nice show guys, but i think you forgot a few points i would like to add, ... like the heat of the soldering iron, both sides have to be hot sure, but if its to hot or if you put it on the conection for to long you will literally burn your tin-solder, resulting in a bad conection...always wear safty goggles while soldring, if a wire comes loose it can throw molten tin around, also dont inhale the smoke, its not deadly toxic but certainly dont contribute to your health....keep going guys
WarbirdFan66 1 year ago
@WarbirdFan66 Great points! We appreciate what we can learn from our viewers.
flitetest 1 year ago
30 second intro is about 25 seconds too long
hope you guys haven't totally sold out to HK
RCcunuk 1 year ago
@RCcunuk Not sure what the intro has to do with HK as a sponsor.
flitetest 1 year ago