G'Day Fam, Today we are going to show you how to solder the Traxxas and E-Flite EC5 Plugs the easy way. With the right tools you will solder all your rc plugs like a pro in no time. Leave us a comment below if you want to see more How to videos and if you want us to cover a specific topic.
Thanks for another great video Crazy Master! That's the 1st time I've seen how to solder the Traxxas plugs mate, I would have stuffed it up for sure lol. Thanks mate! 👍🍻🦘🇦🇺
I can't agree with everything here. Sure your 60w is nice for the giant chisel you have. But if you are going to use it for nearly anything else you really can get away with 15-30w. Obviously a variable control is best. If you are going for 60w you can easily go without the lead. Your wires are a bit too short for a lasting connection on most of these plugs. I really can't believe this has gone on for 4 years. Please make sure you aren't breathing the fumes. open a window and turn on a fan at the very least. Don't blow on to your work or it'll cool, just move the air away from you.
Quick question:. You said all batteries are female connections... What if my battery identifies as a male? I talked to her and she's convinced she a "he". Fuck, now what do I do?!?!
I am getting away from Traxxas plugs and using a lot more EC5 connectors. By far the easiest to solder, at least for me. I tried soldering a Traxxas plug once and it looked horrible. You made soldering the Traxxas plug look effortless. When I first soldered anything, it was with a cheapo soldering iron and the connection would always come apart. Eventually I got a soldering station with a variable temperature setting. Made my soldering look professional. I still don't like soldering Traxxas plugs. I should practice more, but being all of my RCs are becoming higher voltage and escs with much higher amperage, the minimum I use anyways is ec5. I've got a lot of xt90's I bought some time ago with the intention of using them, but just are not rated for the power I want to be able to put through them. I've not yet converted to IC5 or even IC3 even though they are the same as the EC5/3 connectors as I am just starting to buy RCs that run IC5/3. First IC5 is with the Losi DB Pro. Mostly everything else runs EC5. 2 run Traxxas plugs, two only use receiver batteries and 1 runs XT60. Soldering is definitely a necessary skill to have when it comes to RCs and every day I can use soldering to better my skills, I do. Hardest thing to do is finding good quality solder. Many companies use flashy packaging and you think it's a good product, until you use it. My soldering iron came with two spools of solder which works great, but I don't know the brand, and even though I've used it only on very important applications, I'm running low.
