EC5 battery connector soldering Action ! 🔥 👨‍🏭

[@mustangracer5124]

On the male I just put it on the table face down and push the connector in from the back and tap it
with a small screwdriver & hammer (from the wire side) to seat the connector.

[@Mikeylikesit1968]

You need to get yourself a higher wattage iron with a bigger tip. Should only take a few seconds to solder.

[@andystoybox1723]

Wires are thick

[@radbrothersrc]

Nice work that portable iron is handy 👍

[@andystoybox1723]

Thanks buddy ! I’m getting better at it 👍🏻👍🏻

[@168grhp]

Nice work!

[@andystoybox1723]

Thanks 😊

[@sethgreenberg7725]

Thanks man so that's how I do it I tin the wire

[@andystoybox1723]

Yes tinning is key .. makes a good connection

[@ojeezrc]

Good tips my guy 💪

[@andystoybox1723]

You got it cowboy 🤠 👍🏻👍🏻

[@henrytrampel8994]

Thanks brother!!!!!

[@andystoybox1723]

No problem 👍🏻👍🏻

[@JesusLopez-vp7um]

It's much easier to use a little torch... that's the way how I do it every time ;)

[@andystoybox1723]

I will try that next time 👍🏻 thanks 😊

[@whitenas]

Torch all the way. Too much metal to heat with a electric soldering gun

[@relectric720]

What ga solder wire do use Thankyou

[@andystoybox1723]

I use this one .. works really well Kester 24-6337-8800 50 Activated Rosin Cored Wire Solder Roll, 245 No-Clean, 63/37 Alloy, 0.031" Diameter a.co/d/fKTGzVN

[@wgh011]

The metal holder is acting as a heat sink, use wood😅

[@andystoybox1723]

Good idea 👍🏻

[@txkflier]

Yep, that was painful to watch. The tip is too small. When you touch a pointed tip like that to a large wire, the wire will suck too much of the heat out of the tip. The ends of the wire need to be straight and tight before and after tinning. I don’t tin the connector pin and I don’t use a metal jig. I made a jig that uses reversed clothes pins to hold the connector and the wire. The clothes pins don’t absorb heat from the connector and they won’t cause a short. I insert the wire into the connector pin and heat the wire and pin until they are hot enough to melt the solder. My jig will keep the wire and pin from moving while the solder cools. You can’t hold the wire still enough with your fingers. I use a loose mating connector pin to press the pin into the connector body. I heat the connector body with a heat gun to soften it a little to make it easier to press the pins in. I don’t use a lubricant.

[@Tobashadow]

Did you modify the end you used to squeeze the other one into place? When I tried it the plastic bottomed out before the pins popped into place

[@andystoybox1723]

Yes .. I glued the connectors in .. I only use it for pressing connectors

[@Tobashadow]

@@andystoybox1723 did you glue them in before the area they press into? Cause if I tap them into place in the connector they sit too deep to press in the other pins before before the plastic bottomed out

[@andystoybox1723]

@@Tobashadow no I glued them where they would be when locked it everything the same no wire .. are you doing the same ones ? EC5 ? Because ec3 is a different method of pressing

[@Tobashadow]

@@andystoybox1723 EC5's that press in from the top, have sets from two different vendors with same results when I tried it. I had to tap them in with a hammer the regular way

[@andystoybox1723]

@@Tobashadow 🤔 that could be possible from two different brands .. they should all be the same , but sometimes they are different 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@philliparmas5724]

That was painful to watch…..

[@andystoybox1723]

Not painful if it is still working ..

[@philliparmas5724]

@@andystoybox1723 lol it was painful to watch you solder those

[@heathabercrombie1039]

What is the deal with people it’s freaking soldering. What does it matter how u do it as long as it works. This the second comment I’ve seen on here. Really guys grow up. There’s more than one way to do shit!!!

[@andystoybox1723]

@@heathabercrombie1039 thanks ! Lol Yeah they are upset because how long it took to melt the solder 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ wires were thick .. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@davidmeale9572]

Iron way too small. Maybe learn to do it properly before you teach others .

[@andystoybox1723]

Iron way to small ? Or not hot enough ?

[@Denny_H]

What a *ick

[@heathabercrombie1039]

There’s always that guy that thinks there way is the only way. Good tip buddy