im an idiot!

[BrianG]

That's why I look twice, solder once, and look again. I don't need a venting lipo in my face.

When I solder Deans, I know that the + connection is a PITA on the female connector. Serves as a memory aid. I know, some people just solder on the outside of the terminal, but it doesn't look as good.

[MTBikerTim]

Originally Posted by BrianG

That's why I look twice, solder once, and look again. I don't need a venting lipo in my face.

When I solder Deans, I know that the + connection is a PITA on the female connector. Serves as a memory aid. I know, some people just solder on the outside of the terminal, but it doesn't look as good.

I think I made the mistake when I was burning my fingers trying to get the deans plug soldered to the esc. I think I started off trying to solder the correct wire then swapped after letting go of the wire due to the strong burning sensation in my fingers. I should have checked and I remember thinking I need to check that wiring while I was working on other things but in the end I forgot but the lesson has been learnt. Check and check again.

[rcsammy]

Originally Posted by BrianG

When I solder Deans, I know that the + connection is a PITA on the female connector. Serves as a memory aid. I know, some people just solder on the outside of the terminal, but it doesn't look as good.

i had to solder onto the outside of it as the wire on the battery was too thick and would touch both connectors

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by rcsammy

i had to solder onto the outside of it as the wire on the battery was too thick and would touch both connectors

Too thick? I put 10GA wires on the inside connection before with ~2mm to spare in between. It helps to flatten the end of the wire a bit.

azjc: Yes, I found that the hard way. I get tired of cutting something, it being too short, cutting it yet again, and it STILL being too short!

Originally Posted by BrianG

That's why I look twice, solder once, and look again. I don't need a venting lipo in my face.

When I solder Deans, I know that the + connection is a PITA on the female connector. Serves as a memory aid. I know, some people just solder on the outside of the terminal, but it doesn't look as good.

there is a similar saying in construction "measure twice, cut once"