I just goat a new trinity chameleon pro 2 motor. Im currently trying to solder on the esc wire onto the motor tabs but am having lots of problems with it holding. I roughned the tabs up with light grit sanpaper but still its not holding. Can someone please help me????




Thanks, Shredder111[>:]

ok collect a bunch of solder on the tip of your iron, then take the iron and just start "patting" the tab until a little bit of solder goes to the tab, after that it should just go on by itself. Works everytime for me. Hope this helps

ok heres some steps

1. put a small amount of solder on your hot iron
2. hold the soldering iron on the motor tab until you can melt solder onto the tab (there should be a nice little blob
3. now hold the soldering iron on the wire until you can melt solder onto the wire (there should be a nice little blob)
4. now set the wire onto the motor tab and hold the iron on top until the solder from the wire melts to the solder on the tab

note: make sure there is always a small amount of solder on your iron when you do each step

heres a link to a short movie of how to solder dean plugs (its basically the same concept)
be paitent the video make take a minute or 2 to load [link]http://www.ezonemag.com/~awilletts/deansultra.mpg[/link]

The wire gets hot. Hold it with tweezers or forceps or something so you don't burn yourself. Put the motor in a clamp or otherwise immobilize it. Hard to solder something when you're chasing it around the workbench.

Regards.

A pair of pliers with a rubber band around the handle makes a great motor clamp. Lay the motor inside the handles then wrap the rubberband around the motor & pliers.

If you have any flux add a little to the motor tab. It'll take a decent amount of heat to get the solder to flow onto it. I solder A LOT where I work & if there is one tip I would give to anyone getting ready to fire up an iron it would be WEAR SAFTEY GLASSES!!! I know it sounds corny & it doesn't seem like that big of a deal but I've felt the sting of solder on my face more times than I'm comfortable with & I have picked plenty of solder off my glasses. Of course you could go without them & take your chances. I don't want to use a lot of gory details but I will say that if a trip to the hospital, a magnetized drill bit, & your eye sounds like a good combination then take your chances. I've soldered many motor & battery wires over the past 14 years. It only takes a little bit of pressure for 14 gauge wire to make a good spring.

ya wear glasses i know a kid you got a piece of solder in his eye... i got a few specks on my neck and hands