For those wondering, the ground pad is the hardest to solder because all ground pads are connected in the PCB, and hence the heat from the iron flow into all the other pads before actually heating up the main pad.
Soldering is definitely the hardest part of building, unless you already have experience. I still struggle with it, but I have gotten proficient enough where all my joints work. Not as pretty as yours yet. I'm thinking the best advise is to buy some broken/old electronic devices, scrounge through your storage for anything you no longer use, or buy some really cheap power distribution boards and some silicon wire, and just sit down for a a few hours. Solder and de-solder wires until you get it looking good. De-soldering is also a necessary skill to learn. Break a motor in a crash and you'll know what I'm talking about.
Hello Joshua, I need some help, Can i use the DALRC Rocket 50A 3-6S Blheli_32 DSHOT1200 Ready 4 In 1 esc instead and use all other components you did? i plan on building 8" quad with these parts...thank you
These motors are not a good choice for 8". You would want a lower kv motor for that. This motor goes down to 2300kv but I think I would aim a little lower even, assuming you are using 4S batteries.
Hello Joshua. Sometime ago you published a film about turtle mode, and in that video you used the chrome blheli online config tool to download and flash the 16.67 firmware. However, if you now use that tool, 16.67 has been removed and is no longer available, only 16.7 is there. Do you by any change have the 16.67 repository of hex files downloaded someplace? I really wish I'd of done that while it was available, as now i have to replace one ESC and can't program it to match the others on the quad which are running 16.67. Please help :)
Hi you seem to put a lot of heat into soldering the pads, what is the danger of frying the board. I have just fried a controller, and I would consider myself reasonably competent at soldering using a lower heat setting as you, admittedly it was pin soldering ??
If you put too much heat into the board you will damage it and lift pads. Personally I have never lifted a pad since I got my Hakko 888D iron more than a year ago. So what I'm doing works for me and that's why I keep doing it. I do run my iron hotter than some people recommend, but I also make shorter contact with the pads, so maybe it results in less heat in the board. For a beginner, with a less sure hand, perhaps running at lower temperature would be better.
The thicker is better for big joints because you don't have to feed as much. But the real reason I'm using it is I bought it accidentally and now I'm just trying to get rid of it and never buy it again :-)
What solder brand do you use ? I am confident with soldering but ino the solder i am using is low quality and can’t find a good one for what I’m using it for anyone point me in the write direction ?
I use a curved tip now. The straight tip is harder to maneuver with my small hands. Now I don't slip as much. I secure larger parts with gorilla tape while working on things. Love your vids!
