GraTou

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Dealing with battery packs and esc's.

I hate tamiya plugs, always come loose.
I can't solder worth a crap, so no deans.
And I have no source to get andersons.

I know pro's with electric chassis, do a special direct connection between the battery plugs and the esc.
How do I go about doing this?
I have small alligator clips that I connect with, but I'm sure they will come undone when I'm driving my xxx-s.

Do they solder on the wires together at the track a bit, and when a pack goes dead, they just re-solder the charged pack or what?


please help, any links, pics will help!

thanks,
GT

vass151

learn to solder.

hands without shadows

^ Thats your best bet.

Doahh

just direct solder... you'll need to know how to make a quick joint though... don;t use alligator clips... they're worse than tamiya plugs...

GraTou

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i meant to hold the solder when soldering.
i have the sources to solder, but i cant really do it lol.

R/C fan-addict

practice dude, just buy a couple extra connectors and practice soldering the wire to the tabs. There are also many great articles on how to solder deans plugs on the net. Once you've soldered a few connectors it's easy to get in the hang of it and get a process down to make awesome solder joints and quickly too.

rcxboy

Some pros use corally plugs on which the polarity can be reversed. They are really just a plug on each wire, like the motor, but supposedly less resistance than deans.

GraTou

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Thanks all.
I have deans just sitting around, I saw a solder dean vid before, so I know how to do it. I just suck at it lol.

btw, I'm not using a soldering iron, but a mini butane torch with a solder lead at the end of it.
does this matter?

darthballs

yea a iron would probably be better. i use a massive heavy duty 140w gun. but a nice 40w iron would work and only cost at most 10 bucks but they're usually like 5. i like the gun because it only takes a few seconds to heat up and works fast. but if you dont work quick whatever you're soldering is going to turn into a puddle on the ground

BanditMonster

Get yourself a Walter 40w solder iron, along with the solder wire itself. Be sure that the solder wire you purchase, has ProFlux. This will clean the dirt off the service you are trying to solder, and it will be as easy as pie.

Edit: Simple spelling error.

zephar123

honestly just use ultra deans plugs they work great and have very low resistence.

GeeReg

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*edit* Sorry I didn't realize andersons were powerpoles. Nevermind. You can't order from Tower?

CustomTamiyas4Life

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Ya don't you use a torch. They work WAY too fast. The plug would melt within a second or two. In order to directly wire(hardwiring) you also need to solder so either way you need to plactice. DO NOT practice on brand new deans plugs, get some steel wire or brass and pcactice soldering first. It's alot cheaper alternative to ruining deans connectors!

hands without shadows

His torch has a soldering tip, theres no exposed flame or anything. I use a 40 watt for regular stuff like plugs and wires and this old 140 watt one that we still have from Holland for batteries.

GraTou

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Yes, my mini torch has a solder tip. Well I bought some deans and wouldn't you know, I solder them correctly for the first time. I practiced on some spare metals and got the hang out it. Thanks all for your input.

zephar123

Awsome, I hate soldering to, but deans seem to soldering easier then most things. THe metal was designed for the solder to bond well without any preprep.