RC Soldering Basics - What You Need + How To Solder Wires & Connectors - Get Into RC | RC Driver
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- Having to solder wires and connectors is common in the radio control hobby. At some point you’ll probably want to upgrade your speed control or motor and find out, you’ll need soldering equipment to do so. Many run from this task in RC, but we’re here to show you it’s easy and anyone can do it with just a little practice. In this Get Into RC video, we’ll show you the equipment needed to solder and then walk you though a few examples of soldering wires and connectors.
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What would cause a cold solder? If it’s dull it’s a cold solder u said how do u fix that n prevent it from happening again?
Great question! Probably should have addressed that. I was taught to use the term "cold solder" as a general term for a bad solder joint. Each type of solder problem actually has its own term to identify it. But under general term I used, it's when a solder joint problem is caused by: leaving the iron on the solder for too long or moving the wire while the solder is drying or not allowing the solder to completely melt. To fix it, it's best to go back at the joint with the iron with fresh solder on it, reheat the problem solder joint and knock off the "bad" solder. Then go back and try resoldering your connection with new solder.
RCDriver_Online ok cool thanks I’m new to soldering so this was a great video for me thank u for it
the important thing is also to have a soldering iron which has enough power to heat up well the wire and the connector atthe same time, the solder needs to be completely molten. after soldering the wire to the connector you need to hold the wire for quite a long time, you need to be absolutely sure that the solder is completely solidified before you can stop holding it. the low power soldering iron issue is particulary true for thick wires and connectors like 8mm
yes, absolytely. my record was using a 60w iron for soldering 8mm bullets to the 8awg wire, i had to heat up it like for a minute or so... i guess 80w would be perfect
My record is using a 16w iron on 8AWG. My
75w(I think it was 75watts...🤔)iron died on me so I’ve had to stick with this crappy 16w one i got at a thrift store years ago lol. I’m in the market for a new legit soldering iron...
I have an MA in International Education from the 1000 year old Westminster School which moved to Oxford in the 1600’s. I have prizes in education from 3 governments around the world. I wish I could put a lesson together as good as you have done on this! Sincerely, congratulations! … I’m doing my first RC practice-soldering today. Thanks so much for your advice. Cheers!
Bought one of these TK955's. I watched this vid and a couple of others and just jumped in. The TK955 is awesome and I love using it. Soldering was made easy with it's consistent temperature and accurate display. I will be honest, this soldering game is pretty easy when you know how and kinda fun. Thanks for the video, it helped with my understanding a lot and the TK955 you use is brilliant. Had my unit two days and after soldering about 3 times in my life (I am 50) in one swoop I soldered new connectors on 3 x 4s Lipos (EC5) and one ESC (X-Maxx). What a hassle saver it is learning how to solder. Thanks again for this video. Got away without soldering for over 30 years of RC, now I can solder too lol.
Great instruction. Thanks
Best video on you tube showing how to do this. It's is so refreshing to see a pro at work.
Good video Sir! It's amazing how soldering irons have changed. Now you can just get a Pinecil and run it off of an RC battery for power. It's both a bench and portable field use solution.
Awesome, I'll watch this a few times! Thanks for the great video!
After 6 years I’m finally learning to solder
I have good days and I have bad days when it comes to soldering. You make it look simple! You demo some good soldering examples too. Excellent instructional video. Thanks, I can always use the helpful hints.👍👍
I burn myself EVERYTIME. I burn holes in my clothing EVERYTIME. I swear EVERYTIME. I get so frustrated with my soldering work, I avoid doing it again for weeks and even months. I HATE SOLDERING. I assume there are others like me. So, what is the RC industry doing to cater to users like me. I am betting there are way, way, way more people like me than there are people to whom soldering is second nature. It appears to be an industry dominated by insiders who ignore solutions that will grow their market beyond their tiny circle.
This is a real nice solder video. Great work helped me alot!
Great video. one thing I feel you should have mentioned is that the fumes that come off when soldering is pretty toxic and having your head right over top should be avoided. I have a little desk fan I use to blow away the fumes while soldering.
When I was new to soldering, I would hold the wire in my mouth because I didn’t have helping hands. After the fumes blew into my eye and gave me a red eye for a day I decided to buy helping hands and use a fan.
thanks for the tip
Awsome video thanks so much glad I found this I struggled with soldering for ever, use to pay people to do it now I’m just looking for things to solder I think I was just overthinking it and the sponge and using larger tip seem to have made the most difference! 👍👍👍
Liking it...looks so easy, I make it very hard...thanks for all you do.
Great video, thanks! I actually just bought a soldering kit to learn with ☺ I need to change the battery connector on my truck to be able to use a lipo battery. Great info.
Is it the redcat in your pic ?
great tutorial, thanks.
Great video!!! Thanks a lot for making it...
Very informative video....thank you very much...
And a good high wattage soldering iron makes a huge difference compared to a 30 watt Weller....that heats up all the wire inside the insulation and will case other issues...
Great video and explanations ! Thank you !
We have the TK955 and that soldering station is awesome fast heat up we love it
Great series good info
Thank you, very helpful video!! :)
Very professional work, Thanks my friend ❤️❤️❤️👌👌
Thanks for vid it's gonna help me out appreciate it
You make it look easy
Great video, and nice work!
Very nice soldering big thumbs up XD
Very nice have to relearn soldering getting into club racing waiting on lhs to have a spare minute you video was very informative😊😊😊😊
Your soldering skills are Excellent👌 its factory like how Tekin used to Prewire some of there speed controllers.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I like that plug holding fixture! I find Panavises to be useful for that too.
Great vid thanks for the tips!!!!👍👍
Damn, I've been doing it wrong for my IC5 connector and always almost melt the connector before my solder even have a decent weld. Thank you so much. I think I should re-solder my connection now since I got extra IC5 connectors. I need a soldering kit like that now.
love the video & hobby I'm a autobody tech. for 15 years and would love to have a hobby shop.
Very nice video! Now solder the negative on a battery without it going cold or overheating the battery.
Love you videos
Good video
my fine tip works just as well any thing big for my rc soldering
another great video what temp do you recomend for ec3 connectors i also have the samendigital iron you have new to soldering thanks
i have that tk955. it's very nice.
I been in the hobby since 1988 and need a Fresher Course on soldering
great video! I might've missed it but what soldering jig is that and do you have a link for it? Thanks
New sub
Still recommend this soldering station? Im torn between this in the analog version or the hako
Enjoyed the video, and I know my comment is WAY late, but I have one suggestion. If you decide to do an updated or revised video, might want to hit on the importance of good ventilation when soldering. I typically use a homemade fan rig I built from a laptop cooling lap pad and some foam core board, but even mentioning a well ventilated room would help.
Pretty good little over explained on what insulation is i thought but, i know there are people out there that may need to be told everything.
Do you need to prep tip with flux before tinning😊😊😊😊
What size is the 2 pin jst connector used in RC led light kits I need to buy the female end to put on lights so I can use them in my light kit
Great video, hope it is not too late for a question? In all the "How to solder" videos I have watched, including this one, the thickness of the solder wire is not discussed. I would like to know what is the recommended thickness for typical ESC and motor wires? Does the thickness play a big role in good solder joints? I noticed the solder wire you are using is 0.04 inches thick. I guess that the type of soldering iron you are using plays a roll as well. I am using a plain Weller 40W iron, only one with a small enough chisel tip, and with 0.06 inch solder wire it works very well but with 0.04 inch solder wire, it struggles to get the solder flowing into the wires. Could it be because the plain soldering iron's temp cannot be set, that it is too hot for the thinner wire but works great with thicker wire?
Great tutorial on the basics of soldering. I'm going to invest in a Trak Power soldering station, and I'm wondering where you got your soldering jig at?
Im wondering the same thing
What are your thoughts on cheap RC brushless motors like the brand GoolRC
Excellent how to Greg really clear and experienced methods and info. Question; is there a specific name for that black helper box? I tried looking it up and it keeps sending this helping hands that look like a octopus. I feel that would help,but I would like the black box you have. Is there a link possibly. Thanks for another great video.✌
Might be a bit "late", but thats a Hot Racing Soldering Jig, I'm quite sure. Hope you found something else since the 4years ago you asked :D
I bought Weller WE 1010 nice solder station but doesn’t have a back lit LCD. That track power has one.
What diameter solder do you recommend for wires ranging from 14 - 20awg?
Could you share a link or the specifics of the Kester 44 solder you used? There are quite a few types, %'s and sizes. The current solder I have does a poor job so I want to buy the right stuff this time, thanks!
What do you use on the Sponge to clean the tip
A solder pot is a great way to thin wires. You may also wrap a very a thin solder coil around the wire tip and let it melt with the iron. The problem with the sponge is that it creates temperature differences on your tip which may kill it prematurely, use brass wool only.
Is Kester the best solder to use for Bullets? Got some Austor 60-0 from amazon and dries to a dull grayish haze color. what's your thoughts
Bigger tip and higher wattage, is key. Decreasing the time iron contacts the work is also required when dealing with batteries or motors. That soldering station is a waste of money, unless you are doing circuit boards and must really control the temp. For the hobby hotter and faster.
Can you do a Qna I was charging my traxxas nimh battery it said 1 amp but 2 minutes later it said 4 amps what should I do?
So with the bullet plug you talked about there could be two ways to solder it. Either straight up and down or to the side. Would the "straight up and down" method be used for making charging adapters or for anything really? I'm just curious since I've never soldered before and some of my adaptors I've bought for my chargers have the wires going in the "straight up and down" fashion from the bullet plugs to the connectors.
It’s simply personal preference. Most people will solder their inboard lipo battery bullet leads sideways and will solder bullet plugs right side up for everything else.
How thick is your solder wire? and how hot do you set your soldering iron too?
Where did you get the black solder block/stand?
I still have a huge roll of small guage leaded solder from rat shack, works so well. I'm going to be sad when it runs out. Really there's not much bad solder out there, I'd skip on the lead free though, its much easier to work with 60/40 rosin core especially if you only have a cheap 30w iron. Just... don't eat it?
Can you post a link where I can purchase rolls of shrink wrap .
What kind of solder do you use?
Great video even for someone with just enough knowledge to be dangerous. Lol
Would you mind doing a updated video with links?
Where you get the soldering jig from? Its perfect for Deans ultra plugs.
NightHawk J30 TrakPower TK955
I have a ARRMA mega 4x4 I want to put the wheels 17 mm but the wheels are 14 mm what can I do
what's the best temp for the soldering? I see 650, is that fahrenheit?
that heavily depends on the type of solder you're using. The 650 degrees seem to be F though, my soldering station only goes up to about 300 degrees and I know that one's celsius. As for the first thing - lead free solder needs a higher temperature (and is not that easy to work with) as a rule of thumb, I'd use 60/40 solder, have been using that for years on my guitars and effects (digital applications like micro controllers as well), don't plan on using anything different for RC applications.
EDIT: My soldering station goes up to 450 degrees. Still celsius, though.
Nice instructions, came 2 days too late :') Soldered a deans to xt60 as a conversion. I'm new to lipo's and don't know how to store them for long term. Can you make a video about that?
CDA441 all you have to do is charge them to 50% and then check the voltage once in a while, like once a month to make sure they're not losing too much voltage. Many chargers have a storage mode so you just have to use that. Hitec makes a great lipo voltage checker that's about $20, it's well worth it. If you leave them alone for 6 months or something they'll likely be junk.
mike s hello Mike I read your comment I was given a 2 cell Lipo I don't have a balance charger or a charger for is it a bad unit?
Jahmen RC you definitely need a lipo capable charger to charge them. You can have serious problems trying to just plug into a nimh charger. Each cell has to be charged equally, that's why they call it balancing. I personally like traxxas chargers the best, but there are many out there that do the job well. Just make sure it has storage mode because it makes the job much easier. You don't need to be afraid of lipos but they do need to be taken care of carefully. Never put them away dead after a run, if they're hot let them cool but then do a storage charge. If the voltage of a cell gets below a certain point it will go bad. There is lots of good information online on how to charge and take care of them. Just google it.
mike s thank you info was much needed appreciate your time.
What diameter of solder do you use?
Hi new to soldering May be a silly question but Should the sponge be wet or dry thanks
Sponge needs to be wet
Where do I find a soldier jig like this
do you have a link to the STL CUSTOM HOBBIES ULTIMATE SOLDERING JIG
the business is no more. Hot racing has a good one
Ive been scared of soldering and afraid i would it wrong and burn the esc but i am practicing and it is going well
Pretty hard to burn an esc what are you soldering
Esc connectors and some bullet connectors maybe some wires aswell
What size solder
Is lead free solder ok? And also is it ok to use flux?
Lead free solder is “ok,”
but harder to find and harder to use. Flux paste simply helps the solder fuze both wire leads together. I suggest getting some 60/40 leaded silver free rosin core solder. Silver solder is insanely hard to melt compared to non silver solder. When soldering, I suggest wearing protective eye glasses, wearing a surgical mask, and using a fan to ventilate the area. Do your best to not breathe the fumes in. If you have open food/drink in your soldering area while you’re soldering, don’t eat/drink it. The solder fumes settle into that. And always wash your hands afterwards whether you’re using leaded or lead free solder. Hope this helps!
-Ev
So you push the wire onto the iron when soldering, not hold the iron onto the wire and wait for the wire to get up to temp and put the soldering wire onto the wire...like I was just trying lol. Use the iron to melt the solder and work around the wire touching to the iron to get the solder to melt and get onto the wire. I just tried for my first time and failed bad. And my ec5 connectors aren't the kind you put on the wire first...you snap them on after! How the hell do you do that with only the wire and a tiny rim of the connector on the side your pushing to!? Maybe I should get the other ec5 kind like you have...?
What hsppends if you use to much solder
hey I was wondering if the tornado titan pro is water resistant
Tim Hosken look it up.
I have tried
Ventilation?
Bad thing is its hard to find a soldering that gets hot enough. Hard to purchase exp iron for just a couple wires .
I disagree on flux, the flux inside the core is fine in a pinch where there is low thermal mass in the parts. However, the flux core burns off too fast, if the flux burns off on the iron before the part reaches temperature it does nothing. Apply flux to your parts to prep before soldering then apply heat and solder. This is especially important when using a budget iron. If on a budget consider a TS-100 iron and make sure to use the biggest tip that fits your part for most contact and most efficient heat transfer.
Don’t know if you will respond because this video is 6 years old but if you or anyone else sees this please shoot me your opinion, on batteries I’ll pop off the plastic cover on the solder joints and they are never cover they are open solder joints so when I change them I never cover them either my question is will water short them out? In my opinion it should but I’ve never had a problem with not covering the solder joints on the battery.
Im trying to find the block you are using even in you're amazon section and i cant find it
Unfortunately it isn’t made anymore. Sorry
@@rcdriver thx for the quick response ima try to find something that could replace this nice video btw
It would have been nice if the videos in this playlist had been put in the correct number order. Someone getting into RC would be confused by the order.
Starts doing stuff at about 8:23
Instead of puttning the connector like you do, connect it the the other plug. Then you dont have a problem if it gets hot, the bullets will stay in place.
What exact type of soldering wire do you use? Maybe thats my problem 🤣
Thank u I did my wrong
Huh.. you'd think they'd just universalize these connections across manufacturers like the PC and other electronics markets rather than have to fiddle with all this. I mean can it be as hard as say HDMI or USB-C to figure out.
Bummer, that soldering jig is no longer available, I think that company is no longer in business.
I am assuming you are linked-in in the RC industry, so I am going to pose this question to you. I would purchase more RC gear, and more motors, esc's, etc if I didn't need to worry about soldering. Why, why, why do I as an END USER need to solder ANYTHING???? There is no reason why manufacturers can't move to a plug and play system with connectors and adapters. "Plug and play" did wonders to grow the PC industry. It isn't f'n rockets science. If I could build monster gaming rigs as far back as the early 90's without having solder stuff in, why oh why can't I do this in 2022 in RC????
Enquiring minds want to know.
Well, this is a radio control model hobby at its core. Since the beginning hobbyists had to build, paint, detail, tune and solder among all the other things required for the user to run their model. So those elements are carried through to today. You can certainly pick up RTR’s and use their supplied gear and the brands proprietary electronics. But when it comes to modifying, “model hobby skills” are required. Hope this helps.
@@rcdriver Yeah - not sure that does help - but I do appreciate the response.
I guess I don't agree with you that soldering is (should be) "required" at the higher end of the RC spectrum. I think it is "desired" by a small group of lifers in the industry who are perfectly comfortable continuing to do things one way. A colleague of mine used to refer to these people as driftwood. Just give it 10 more years...
Soddering job? Isn't that what Americans do in prison?
Clean your tip
What do you use