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BrianG · 06.02.2009, 01:19 PM

I've soldered the wires on the MMM with just a 60w Hakko iron. The trick is to use a clean and properly tinned large chisel tip as it has more "thermal storage". I then let it heat up for 5 minutes so it gets as hot as it's going to. Then, I add a little flux. After all that, it takes about 3-5 seconds to solder the wires. If it takes longer than that, I may warm up the whole ESC with a heat gun (on low) to around 100*F. This reduces the speed at which the soldering iron heat is whisked away.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	06.02.2009, 01:19 PM I've soldered the wires on the MMM with just a 60w Hakko iron. The trick is to use a clean and properly tinned large chisel tip as it has more "thermal storage". I then let it heat up for 5 minutes so it gets as hot as it's going to. Then, I add a little flux. After all that, it takes about 3-5 seconds to solder the wires. If it takes longer than that, I may warm up the whole ESC with a heat gun (on low) to around 100*F. This reduces the speed at which the soldering iron heat is whisked away.