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02-22-2007, 10:17 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: colchester
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ok i dont know if im stupid or just suck at soldering or what, but im trying to build a couple batts and cant for the life of me get the solder to stick to the battery. i had one that seemed to hold then the batt fell over and the bar fell off. im not sure if im doing something wrong or if there is some prepping that i have to do to them first or what. id appreciate some help here. thanx
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02-22-2007, 10:27 AM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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02-22-2007, 11:05 AM
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thanx ill see if it helps EDIT: just read through it and it will really help me. thanx a lot. Last edited by xjwalt666; 02-22-2007 at 11:10 AM. |
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02-22-2007, 11:09 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Campbell, CA 4 hrs 2Rubicon !
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You CANNOT solder batteries with REGULAR Solder. You need Solder that is for Batteries |
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02-22-2007, 11:55 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milwaukie OR
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02-22-2007, 12:13 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: colchester
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ok im using a portasol butane iron that i usally use for work. is that gonna be good enough?
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02-22-2007, 12:21 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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how big is the tip? If it holds enough heat you are fine. If it is a tiny little torch it probably wont work.
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02-22-2007, 12:38 PM
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02-22-2007, 12:39 PM
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the tip that on it is 2.4mm but i can buy bigger ones. it has an adjuster for heat on it. it worked fine for putting deans on my esc's and other batts
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02-22-2007, 12:41 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Surrey, BC, Canada
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02-22-2007, 12:49 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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I use Deans solder. The only solder with lead and silver that I can find. Works like a dream.
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02-22-2007, 03:07 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: damascus
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yeah, dean solder works, did you sand the place where your going to solder a little? it might help some.
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02-22-2007, 03:47 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Campbell, CA 4 hrs 2Rubicon !
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heat up the terminal a bit and then apply solder on the terminal. if that does not work then apply the solder at the tip of the iron while on the terminal as soon as it melts then quickly move the solder to the melting area of the solder on the terminal. Proper soldering is: 1.Pre tin the connections 2. apply heat to wire/terminal 3. apply solder to connection You want a close tight fit with a shiny solder finish not clumpy or dull finish TIP place alligator clip or similiar on connections to hold pieces while solder is being supplied Guns SUCK ! |
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02-22-2007, 10:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milwaukie OR
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Deans is good, but done let them fool you. All that "silver" stuff they claim to use is so small, that there is no noticable difference. The best solder that I have used, and use to assemble ALL of our batts, is made by Kester. Its a 60/40 rosin core solder. The Iron will make the job easier too. We sell a good 60W iron with a nice hammer head tip. The same one I use to make batts too.
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02-22-2007, 11:10 PM
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| Keep it real  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA
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Yeah, just buy the iron from CBP, $20 and works really good.  |
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