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03.26.2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ReV:-O View Post
looks like im gonna be doing this the hard way! time to break out the 80 watt iron
when i had to solder deans plugs on my 4 turnigy packs with 8awg wires, i got a few tips that really helped.

1. i used a 80w soldering iron
2. extra flux on the wires makes the solder flow so much better
3. helping hands (or at least some locking pliers)
4. a tiny bit of flux melted onto the solder surface of the deans plug helps too

the flux makes a huuuuge difference. all you have to do melt some non-spill-able flux onto the wire, load a ton of solder onto the tip of your iron and touch the iron to the wire. the solder will flow on very nicely. you may need to load the iron a couple tires if you have a small tip. i used a large chisel tip and it worked perfectly.


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