I just soldered 12g wire on my mm esc (pics) :)

[BrianG]

Good job!

A good 60W iron helps to get the job done quicker while not heating the entire ESC.

[Raze ST Truggy]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Good job!

A good 60W iron helps to get the job done quicker while not heating the entire ESC.

I just bought a 40w iron from radio shack a couple weeks ago and have had great results so far. Mostly 10ga and 6.5mm CC bullets. Would you recomend a 60w iron and making a solder station like in your tutorial, or should the 40w do what I need for this rc stuff.

-Brian

[Dafni]

You did a good job. Looks well done. Only thing I'd do different is the small BEC wires on the battery input, they look like you could have got them more "into" the solder. But if they are well connected, it shouldbe fine.

I know how the heatsink on that MM can make it kinda hard to de-solder the original wires.... I have done this mod many many times. Though I never thought about charging people for
just playin

[RUSTY XL-5]

Originally Posted by Dafni

You did a good job. Looks well done. Only thing I'd do different is the small BEC wires on the battery input, they look like you could have got them more "into" the solder. But if they are well connected, it shouldbe fine.

They are soldered on there very well, I didn't want to melt all of the solder holding the power wires in because they are hard to keep straight when the solder is melted.

I wasn't going to charge much at all....just for time/supplies. I like to solder, I find it more enjoyable than painting LOL.

[RUSTY XL-5]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Good job!

A good 60W iron helps to get the job done quicker while not heating the entire ESC.

Thanks! It means a lot to get a "good job" from an electric guru. I was using a 80W weller, but that esc really soaks up the heat LOL.

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Good job!

A good 60W iron helps to get the job done quicker while not heating the entire ESC.

+1, looks very good.

For stuff like this I prefer to use a soldering gun. Mine has 2 settings, the first is 100 or 120 watts and the other is something around 180-200. Heats up very fast and gets very hot, if my 60W iron can't do it I pull the gun out and it does the trick. I paid about $35 for it at ACE Hardware, good price for a brand new Weller! It has a little light that lights up your work area well. The only thing I don't like about it is it has an aweful duty cycle, for every minute you use it you have to let it sit for 4.