Why do I have so much trouble soldering XT90's

[Kpowell911]

Trust me on this, you wont solder well with a £10 iron. The issue I had was my solder, I ended up buying decent genuine Weller Solder (which was about £10). I also use a Mr Jig to hold the XT90?

[Lone-wolf]

I tried XT90`s a while back, even bought a huge silverline high power iron always managed to collapse the plastic, then tried EC5 and wow what a huge difference, if i need a high amp connector its EC5 all the way

[Redback]

they come in 2 parts, i solder them whilst connected as the other plug helps distribute the heat, stopping the one being soldiered melting, worked with deans, xt60 and xt90, hope this helps

[MrCake]

I use a 40W Weller and quite like XT90s.  I have managed to melt the plastic on a Deans. 

 

Not as keen on EC5 but only because I tend to get solder on the outside of the bullet somehow which makes it a pain to put in the sleeve.

[Lone-wolf]

1 hour ago, MrCake said:

I use a 40W Weller and quite like XT90s.  I have managed to melt the plastic on a Deans. 

 

Not as keen on EC5 but only because I tend to get solder on the outside of the bullet somehow which makes it a pain to put in the sleeve.

I find with EC5 i put the bullets in a drilled hole in a block of wood to hold them and doing solder is then simple and tidy, but i dont see me ever needing them again, not for crawlers

[Alex97]

£10 specials won't last long, I've had that Weller one for 5-7 years and even if it only gets used a couple of times a year so far I haven't found anything it won't solder. 

[Nitroholic]

When soldering bullets, I always use the block of wood thing to hold them.

 

Even for occasional use, though, a decent soldering iron is so much nicer to use. I had a cheapo one, and everything about it was annoying. From a flex that wanted to 'curl' and make the iron roll over if I rested it on a stand though to wobbly tips and unpredicvtable heating times. I also have a big chunky Weller iron. The good iron is so much nicer to use. I solder better with it too as a result

 

[ad456m]

I do them with a vintage Remploy 25w iron and only just get them done with a little patience. A higher wattage iron is a good idea for these. If I did them more often I’d invest in something from this century but it’s fine for 99% of the stuff I do.