tt01scooby Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 ahhh this has helped me sooo much thanks so much for putting this up i have had no end of trubble and burnt fingers doing in on em own but this wow so easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Glad its helping guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyondRC Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Great guide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweasel Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Just got myself a couple of Lipo packs. Great guide,but how about expanding it to include fitting 2 wires onto a Deans i.e. for when doing series or parallel wiring. Now THAT'S a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Its not that hard Just make tin the 2 ends, then solder them together. Treat it like a single wire and solder it to the connector. You need bigger heatshrink. Alternatively buy one of these: Parallel Series I have one and its great. Edited September 1, 2009 by hide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topper Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I used this method the other day,only i was using micro deans Right fiddly buggers they were,bit of blue tack and jobs a gooden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 I used this method the other day,only i was using micro deans Right fiddly buggers they were,bit of blue tack and jobs a gooden Those connectors are cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topper Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Those connectors are cute Yeah they are kind of,i used them to mount up a 9v battery to some pods and lights i got coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Looks good, I used to use them in 1/28 scale cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) My brother gave me a couple of micro T battery's and some micro deans to solder on to them for his micro T. So I soldered them on, and then went to put one in the car. Only to find that the slot in the side of the micro T was not big enough to put the micro deans through. So I had to take it off again, put the battery in the car and then re-do it! rofl Edited September 1, 2009 by TiM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topper Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 My brother gave me a couple of micro T battery's and some micro deans to solder on to them for his micro T. So I soldered them on, and then went to put one in the car. Only to find that the slot in the side of the micro T was not big enough to put the micro deans through. So I had to take it off again, put the battery in the car and then re-do it! rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 My brother gave me a couple of micro T battery's and some micro deans to solder on to them for his micro T. So I soldered them on, and then went to put one in the car. Only to find that the slot in the side of the micro T was not big enough to put the micro deans through. So I had to take it off again, put the battery in the car and then re-do it! rofl Its funny how at those scales the connectors make such a difference. I wish normal Deans had the tab at the ends, would make them a bit easier to hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars_theGuy Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 i actually found that putting deans on my e-sav gave around 10% more power very noticably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Trooper Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 how easy is this to do for a first time solderer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 how easy is this to do for a first time solderer? Very easy providing you aren't using 8 gauge wires Had to solder a 4S pack last night and that was a bloody pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 If you have trouble using silver solder, try it with a some LACO plumbing flux... works every time for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraggs Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Hi, What kind of solder do you use? I recognise the RS reel, but is it Lead based or not? I tried soldering using Lead-free solder, and even with a 100W iron I couldn't get it to melt properly =( always had same problems until started to use flux with lead fee and now no problems (thanks to plumber that gave me a large tube of flux when doing the central heating) if you can get 60/40 flux cored solder (60%lead 40% tin) you should have no problems with it 'not sticking' as long as you get both wire and connector hot enough hope this makes things a bit clearer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 First post updated with a little extra info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the darrener Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Just a quick tip for you all. When soldering deans, use a spare female/male as a heatsink. It does help not to melt the plastic & make sure the iron you use is hot enough for the job. A good quality 40amp iron will solder upto a 6 cell lipo when using 60/40 fluxed solder & a clean iron. Done loads of lipo's for my heli's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daymo Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 hay guys i need to buy a new soldering iron just wondered what wattage i should get? gonna be used to solder deans on batts and esc ect.... cheers Damon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willashcroft Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 hay guys i need to buy a new soldering iron just wondered what wattage i should get? gonna be used to solder deans on batts and esc ect.... cheers Damon I use a 25W Draper Soldering Iron, Does the job I've even managed to solder 8AWG wire to deans too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 I use a 25W Draper Soldering Iron, Does the job I've even managed to solder 8AWG wire to deans too My iron is only 30w and ive never struggled, just use a bit of plumbing flux and jobs a good un Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willashcroft Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 My iron is only 30w and ive never struggled, just use a bit of plumbing flux and jobs a good un Agreed! It's very cheap off ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalloweenJack Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Great guide. Not done any soldering since my school days many years ago so this has been very useful indeed! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RooBoonix Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Very good tutorial, may come in handy one day when i need to change the connector on a battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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