Replacing Tamiya Connectors with Deans

[flm_savage]

i use ruby fluid flux, alphametals solder and a butane powered iron.

 

[abadk9420]

I When the connector is cool, hold it in a vice grip or forceps and solder them together. Don't move till you see the solder change to a duller silver, then it's solid.

This is where that third hand tool I was talking about comes in handy no pun intended,LOL!!!:yes: also keeps the fingers alot cooler as well..

 

[CharliesTheMan]

I DEFINITELY reccomend the third hand tool. I don't know what I would do if I had to solder without mine, I use it all the time. It makes things SO much easier.

 

[flm_savage]

I'm sure someone can give a better definition, but the flux is what causes the solder to bond to the item that you're intending to solder. You put the flux on the item that you will apply solder to, and when the hot solder hits the flux, it soaks it up and bonds to the metal that you're soldering.

Sort of. My understanding is that it spreads the heat quickly and evenly. If you take a bare wire and then get some molten solder on your iron and touch the wire, normally just the top of thr wire will tin and nothing else unless you hold the iron on it long enough and by that time your insulation is starting to warp and melt. If you dip the wire in flux first, as soon as the solder touches it, the heat spreads VERY rapidly and heats up the wire to the point that the solder will flow through it. This way you get the wire up to temperature quickly and you don't have to sit there heating up all of the wire and insulation.

Does that make sense?

 

[grgbulldog]

A wire came loose on my Rc18T today, so I had my step dad stop by Home Depot on his way home to pick up some flux. The only kind they had was a solder flux combo that you put on and heat with a blow torch..now I need to return some flux...

 

[Rolex]

It's in the plumbing aisle. You just didn't get the right thing.

 

[grgbulldog]

Yeh. This is plumber's solder-flux combo or something. My step dad said its all they had, but I'll go check it out some time next week before my new stuff comes. I managed to resolder a wire to the esc fairly easily without it though.

 

[Rolex]

You don't want a plumber's solder since it's heavier and melts at a much higher temp. Go to radio shack or a roll of electronic rosin core solder, and grab a tin of their flux while you're there.
I prefer their solder, and plumber's flux, but what they carry will be best for you, for now.

 

[grgbulldog]

I got the flux at home depot today, already had rosin core.

 

[Rolex]

Excellent. Let us know if you need any advise.

 

[grgbulldog]

DID the soldering today. Not the neatest but it works.

 

[Rolex]

Use Bacitracin ointment on the burns. They'll be fine in 2 days.

 

[grgbulldog]

ha yea..I didn't do that bad