I just searched for this Problem after I cut the connectors of my Traxxas 6s 2200kV Motor and had massive problems to solder on longer wires... I managed to get it done after brushing of the wires with a dreml tool but it is ugly as hell. Listen to this man!
I am sorry this happened to you but I am glad it’s not only me! 🤷♂️😉. Good job getting it sorted out though. it is always in the back of my head now if I created more resistance by doing this… And all of a sudden my Traxxas not is abour 4 miles an hour slower… Still not sure what’s going on yet.
You may be able to sand then wires down (I have read/hear this) but I was too stressed to try it (I would have been pissed if I ruined an overpriced Velineon motor.😀 Also, I may have been able to solder new wires onto the windings in the motor but I was not sure if they used high temp solder. Maybe one day I will investigate that further but for now I am going for 90 plus mph on the stock electronics!
Wow thats gotta be the biggest Convict Cichlid I ever seen...In the tank with Albino Oscar, Salvini, Red Terror, ect ect...Looks like they developed a stable hierarchy too...My community cichlid tank is chaos since introducing a Green Texas...Was stable before that but it is calming down again
Lol, it is a big Convict! Nearly 7 inches. We have 2 males and that big one was picked on for like a year by what used to be the bigger one. It breed with our female and just made the one that is big now have a hard life. We had to put the female into a different tank and eventually that big one outgrew the other one and became dominant absolutely making the previously dominant on have an absolutely miserable life giving back what it got and then some. It got so bad we had to remove the breeding male and it now lives with its breeding female in a smaller tank… That big convict is now one of the least dominant fish in the big tank (used to be number 2) as the other fish outgrew it (Mayan cichlid we caught in Florida which looks like a red terror, Red Head cichlid, etc.). We have 11 tanks and some really interesting combinations that “break the rules” but it works for us. We also have problems with our Texas cichlids because we have two and I had to take one of them out as it got beat up badly. But otherwise that tank is very stable! The oscar is still king and I hope it stays that way because he doesn’t really pick on the other fish, but keeps them in their place. You know you fish for sure! What else do you have in your tank?
@@BriansRCStuff Top rank to bottom I got a male Salvini, female Green Texas, female Jack Dempsey, male Convict, male Firemouth, and 2 Synodontis Euptera catfish in a 75 gallon...The female Texas was super aggressive once she was put in the tank but is calming down now that she's established...Got a 120 Gallon also with a male Red Devil...He don't tolerate roommates at all tho lol
Good info, bought a 1/16 e/revo from a friend who cut the wires so he could use the motor for something else. Trying to re-solder some new wires on it has not been easy!
@@BriansRCStuff the first wires i tried (generic solid core) didnt really work, but my main issue was I had a bad ESC. So i used the Traxxas Lifetime warranty, bought some 3.5mm bullet connectors. and that should get here in a couple days.
Damnit, I just cut mine and found this video in trying to figure out how to get new bullet connectors on.... I learned my lesson. There goes $70+ dollars for me. lol Maybe I'll try sandpaper and a 300 watt solder gun?
Oh, that sucks! It is worth a try! Try to remove as much of the coating as you can and hopefully you can get them to tin/det a decent connection. ☹ Maybe your hobby shop can help if you can't get things to work. Mine was very helpful.
@@BriansRCStuff WOW! I got one so far!! I took each strand of wire and sanded coating of all the ends. Took a while but I got it tinned and connected GREAT! with a 60 watt solder gun. Thank you for the video and response.
@@3tch3r Wow, great work! In hindsight, I wish I didn't get so stressed and tried to take the time to sand each wire/do a better job on my own. I hope your comment helps others that feel stuck like I did!
Trying to melt Traxxas solder can be a bitch too because it’s ROHS Compliant solder and has a super high melting point and dries much harder than normal solder
Older 2 pole velineon motors you can shorten. Not the 4 poles...I still have (3) 1st gen old working 2 poles. Never overheat them, (stay on 2s), rebuild bearings cut wires as you please, and they will run hard for many years
No, the wires are smooth coated not braided. Used to run them in carpet oval slashes late model class and mod sc. They overheat easy, so no 3s bashing. They would pull harder with taller gearing, better laps, and overheat. Learned to drive more conservative and wreck less. 2 poles did just fine geared right with shortened wires in a race truck👍
I'm confused. Is tinning where you add tin or try to remove it? Why didn't the local hobby shop fix it that you ended up with a new motor anyway? Why bother with them when I'm sure they charged you 50 to fix you get just get a new vxl motor for 50 from Jenny
I just searched for this Problem after I cut the connectors of my Traxxas 6s 2200kV Motor and had massive problems to solder on longer wires... I managed to get it done after brushing of the wires with a dreml tool but it is ugly as hell. Listen to this man!
I am sorry this happened to you but I am glad it’s not only me! 🤷♂️😉. Good job getting it sorted out though.
it is always in the back of my head now if I created more resistance by doing this… And all of a sudden my Traxxas not is abour 4 miles an hour slower… Still not sure what’s going on yet.
Appreciate you passing along the info. learned the hard-way. As well as some tips and rationale.
Thank you and thanks for checking it out!
I would have never known that, geez. So freakin tedious. Good info Brian.
Thanks man..... yeah, that was a surprise I didn't expect or need!
Great information
Good to know. The CC 6.5 and 8mm bullets are awesome. I used to run them in my 1/5 scales. One day I would like to compare the EC5 vs CC 8mm.
Got the volume a little high on the background music… my apologies.
you are still perfectly audible :)
@@TheOlsonOutfit Thanks man! I just try not to go too crazy with the music in the background but I appreciate it wasn't too bad for you!
Good info. Thanks
You may be able to sand then wires down (I have read/hear this) but I was too stressed to try it (I would have been pissed if I ruined an overpriced Velineon motor.😀
Also, I may have been able to solder new wires onto the windings in the motor but I was not sure if they used high temp solder. Maybe one day I will investigate that further but for now I am going for 90 plus mph on the stock electronics!
Wow thats gotta be the biggest Convict Cichlid I ever seen...In the tank with Albino Oscar, Salvini, Red Terror, ect ect...Looks like they developed a stable hierarchy too...My community cichlid tank is chaos since introducing a Green Texas...Was stable before that but it is calming down again
Lol, it is a big Convict! Nearly 7 inches. We have 2 males and that big one was picked on for like a year by what used to be the bigger one. It breed with our female and just made the one that is big now have a hard life. We had to put the female into a different tank and eventually that big one outgrew the other one and became dominant absolutely making the previously dominant on have an absolutely miserable life giving back what it got and then some. It got so bad we had to remove the breeding male and it now lives with its breeding female in a smaller tank…
That big convict is now one of the least dominant fish in the big tank (used to be number 2) as the other fish outgrew it (Mayan cichlid we caught in Florida which looks like a red terror, Red Head cichlid, etc.). We have 11 tanks and some really interesting combinations that “break the rules” but it works for us.
We also have problems with our Texas cichlids because we have two and I had to take one of them out as it got beat up badly. But otherwise that tank is very stable! The oscar is still king and I hope it stays that way because he doesn’t really pick on the other fish, but keeps them in their place.
You know you fish for sure! What else do you have in your tank?
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@@BriansRCStuff Top rank to bottom I got a male Salvini, female Green Texas, female Jack Dempsey, male Convict, male Firemouth, and 2 Synodontis Euptera catfish in a 75 gallon...The female Texas was super aggressive once she was put in the tank but is calming down now that she's established...Got a 120 Gallon also with a male Red Devil...He don't tolerate roommates at all tho lol
Good info, bought a 1/16 e/revo from a friend who cut the wires so he could use the motor for something else. Trying to re-solder some new wires on it has not been easy!
Ouch! Did you end up getting it fixed?
@@BriansRCStuff the first wires i tried (generic solid core) didnt really work, but my main issue was I had a bad ESC. So i used the Traxxas Lifetime warranty, bought some 3.5mm bullet connectors. and that should get here in a couple days.
@@EpicBr0 if you are speed running it you may want to swap the 3,5mm bullets for some 6.5mm ones.👍
Damnit, I just cut mine and found this video in trying to figure out how to get new bullet connectors on.... I learned my lesson. There goes $70+ dollars for me. lol Maybe I'll try sandpaper and a 300 watt solder gun?
Oh, that sucks!
It is worth a try! Try to remove as much of the coating as you can and hopefully you can get them to tin/det a decent connection. ☹
Maybe your hobby shop can help if you can't get things to work. Mine was very helpful.
@@BriansRCStuff WOW! I got one so far!! I took each strand of wire and sanded coating of all the ends. Took a while but I got it tinned and connected GREAT! with a 60 watt solder gun. Thank you for the video and response.
@@3tch3r Wow, great work! In hindsight, I wish I didn't get so stressed and tried to take the time to sand each wire/do a better job on my own. I hope your comment helps others that feel stuck like I did!
Glad they could solder the wires for ya
Me too! Thanks man
Trying to melt Traxxas solder can be a bitch too because it’s ROHS Compliant solder and has a super high melting point and dries much harder than normal solder
Awe man I did the same thing once but in an effort to lengthen wires, I realized immediately the mistake I made but it was too late.
That sucks sooo bad! I had no idea until I did. 😂
@@BriansRCStuff it was a few years ago for me so I never thought to mention it on video.
A dip in muriatic acid where your solder joint is going to be on the wire should take the coating off..
Good to know! Sorry, I just saw this comment. Wish I knew it was that easy back when I had the issue!
Older 2 pole velineon motors you can shorten. Not the 4 poles...I still have (3) 1st gen old working 2 poles. Never overheat them, (stay on 2s), rebuild bearings cut wires as you please, and they will run hard for many years
So they don't have the coat copper wire?
No, the wires are smooth coated not braided. Used to run them in carpet oval slashes late model class and mod sc. They overheat easy, so no 3s bashing. They would pull harder with taller gearing, better laps, and overheat. Learned to drive more conservative and wreck less. 2 poles did just fine geared right with shortened wires in a race truck👍
Keep them under 160°f and run forever. Overheat it and they lose power and heat up faster.
I'm confused. Is tinning where you add tin or try to remove it? Why didn't the local hobby shop fix it that you ended up with a new motor anyway? Why bother with them when I'm sure they charged you 50 to fix you get just get a new vxl motor for 50 from Jenny
My one wire is bad and copper is exposed
Is this a reason that drains the battery so fast?
@@djvasilios8293 I don’t believe so. Can you put some shrink tube over it to insulate it? I wouldn’t leave it exposed.