[RCcarnut]

A 40 watt is fine for deans plugs. They are tricky at first but after you get it down you can solder one on in less than 5 minutes easy. You need 4 sets of hands to do it is the problem lol. I use 2 plastic clothes pins attached to a 6"x12" piece of wood with coathanger wires. You will need something to hold the deans while you solder it and that's what the clothespins are for. You can buy things that works as extra hands but I have tried those and I like my homeade setup better.

For soldering batteries I use a 60 watt weller with a chisel tip , I had problems using a 40 watts on batteries. I had to hold the iron on the battery too long to get it hot and this made the whole battery dangerously hot. A 40 watt is actually better for deans though. My 60 watt melts the plastic housing, on the deans, really fast if I am not careful.

Soldering definately takes practice to do right but once you get it down it's simple.

Good luck