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One of our member who asked to remain anonymous, asked me to make a video on how to tin or put solder on brushed motor tabs, so that when you go solder on the tinned motor wires it is much easier, or just a matter of heating the two solder covered surfaces together.
You will need the following:
A soldering gun or iron, if using an iron a higher wattage one that gets hotter will work better.
Solder, I prefer a nice thin rosin core solder, it melts faster and flows better, also make sure it is not that lead free crap, it does not work well.
Flux, it goes on the bare metal surface before you apply your solder and makes the solder stick much better.
A damp sponge, wet but not dripping wet, it is used to keep the tip of your gun or iron clean.
Directions:
The first thing you want to do is make sure you have every thing listed above ready. Also make sure your set screw on your soldering gun tip are tight, just a little loose will effect how hot it gets, And if you are using a Soldering Iron make sure the tip is tight and Plug it in so it can be at full heat before you start soldering, Cold solder joints do not hold well.
Second put some Flux on each motor tab, only a light coat is needed.
Third take take your Soldering gun and heat it up, or your iron which should be fully heated up before you even try to solder any thing, and clean the tip of your soldering gun or iron on the damp sponge as you will see in the video, then apply your soldering gun or iron tip and solder as shown in the video to the brushed motor tab, melting a small amount of solder onto the motor tab. Next remove your soldering gun or iron from the tab and let it cool you are now done and the tab is ready to have a tinned power wire from your ESC soldered to it.
How to tin a motor tab video
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You will need the following:
A soldering gun or iron, if using an iron a higher wattage one that gets hotter will work better.
Solder, I prefer a nice thin rosin core solder, it melts faster and flows better, also make sure it is not that lead free crap, it does not work well.
Flux, it goes on the bare metal surface before you apply your solder and makes the solder stick much better.
A damp sponge, wet but not dripping wet, it is used to keep the tip of your gun or iron clean.
Directions:
The first thing you want to do is make sure you have every thing listed above ready. Also make sure your set screw on your soldering gun tip are tight, just a little loose will effect how hot it gets, And if you are using a Soldering Iron make sure the tip is tight and Plug it in so it can be at full heat before you start soldering, Cold solder joints do not hold well.
Second put some Flux on each motor tab, only a light coat is needed.
Third take take your Soldering gun and heat it up, or your iron which should be fully heated up before you even try to solder any thing, and clean the tip of your soldering gun or iron on the damp sponge as you will see in the video, then apply your soldering gun or iron tip and solder as shown in the video to the brushed motor tab, melting a small amount of solder onto the motor tab. Next remove your soldering gun or iron from the tab and let it cool you are now done and the tab is ready to have a tinned power wire from your ESC soldered to it.
How to tin a motor tab video
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