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Old 01-19-2007 | 03:48 PM
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does anyone know the properway to sodder on deans plugs to a battery pack thanks
Old 01-19-2007 | 05:28 PM
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Cut one side, solder it. Cut the other side solder it. Bam your done. Make sure to discharge it first to make sure.
Old 01-19-2007 | 05:39 PM
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scratch the surface of the deans plug (the tab ur gonna solder to) first so it sticks better
Old 01-19-2007 | 05:44 PM
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Don't hold the iron to long on the deans plug otherwise it will melt the plastic.
Old 01-19-2007 | 06:48 PM
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Go here and read this thread. It's a very good tutorial on soldering Dean's plugs
http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/s...8&page=1&pp=25
Old 01-19-2007 | 06:51 PM
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here's one of my posts from another thread:

"well it's not sticking cause you're not soldering correctly. You should not heat the solder and then let it drip onto the joint. Instead tin the tab by heating the tab from the bottom and then applying solder on the top. The solder should melt almost instantly and form a nice even bulge over the tab. Then take the wire and put it on top of the tinned tab. Then heat from the bottom. The solder will melt and the wire will make connect with the tab. The displaced solder (from the wire being forced to touch the tab) will climb up the side of the wire end creating a very strong solder joint. It's hard at first but it gets easy fast. I've soldered about 20 connectors that way and it works every time. As for the chart, that's what RCCA says, not me."
Old 01-19-2007 | 11:05 PM
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thank you i will try that hopefully i can do it thanks again
Old 01-19-2007 | 11:12 PM
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You will be able to do it. It is very esay....
Old 01-19-2007 | 11:30 PM
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You will be able to do it. It is very esay....
yup you get the hang of it pretty fast. Also make sure to put the heat shrink on before soldering the wire to the plug (I made that mistake a couple time! ) and try to keep it as far away from where you are working because often times the heat shrink will shrink on the wire due to the heat from the soldering!
Old 01-20-2007 | 12:10 AM
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and try to keep it as far away from where you are working because often times the heat shrink will shrink on the wire due to the heat from the soldering!
LOL... yup, been there a few times And get one of these:

Really helpfull for soldering deans connectors on!

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