Soldering Deans connectors

[sul]

Looking for tricks-of-the-trade one might use if they only have one pair
of hands. I know somebody out there has a tip to share about making
soldering Deans connectors a little less painful than ripping finger
nails off with pliers. SHARE THEM I BEG!

Anxiously awaiting wisdom at this time,
sul

[crashingagain]

I put my deans in a vise with the pins facing up and tin them, then I solder my wires on

[Thomas Wright]

sul wrote:

> Looking for tricks-of-the-trade one might use if they only have one pair
> of hands. I know somebody out there has a tip to share about making
> soldering Deans connectors a little less painful than ripping finger
> nails off with pliers. SHARE THEM I BEG!
>
> Anxiously awaiting wisdom at this time,
> sul


I just plug them together (deans plug and deans socket) when soldering and
hold the one I'm not soldering in a vise while working on it. The metal of
the connectors conducts the heat through to the vise, so the plastic
doesn't melt. This leaves both hands free to hold solder and iron.

HTH

[Rick Russell]

In article <4032A81B.6BD9AFE1@_.com>, sul <_@_.com> wrote:
> Looking for tricks-of-the-trade one might use if they only have one pair
> of hands. I know somebody out there has a tip to share about making
> soldering Deans connectors a little less painful than ripping finger

Plug the male & female connectors together before you solder, and
leave them plugged in during the soldering process.

Lightly scuff the solder points on the connector before tinning.

Thoroughly tin both wire and connector, then allow both to cool
completely before making final joint.

Use a good quality electronics flux. I use a liquid rosin flux.

Rick R.

[kenji]

In article <c0uaem$ag6$1@pegasus.csx.cam.ac.uk>,
Thomas Wright <tew24@[REMOVE THIS]cam.ac.uk> wrote:

> sul wrote:
>
> > Looking for tricks-of-the-trade one might use if they only have one pair
> > of hands. I know somebody out there has a tip to share about making
> > soldering Deans connectors a little less painful than ripping finger
> > nails off with pliers. SHARE THEM I BEG!
> >
> > Anxiously awaiting wisdom at this time,
> > sul
>
>
> I just plug them together (deans plug and deans socket) when soldering and
> hold the one I'm not soldering in a vise while working on it. The metal of
> the connectors conducts the heat through to the vise, so the plastic
> doesn't melt. This leaves both hands free to hold solder and iron.
>
> HTH

I essentially do the same but keep a small pair of visegrips for the
same purpose. the vise is a drag taking it to the track. I also use
hemostats (large roachclip) to hold the wire while soldering.

[!bungle]

sul wrote:
> Looking for tricks-of-the-trade one might use if they only have one
> pair of hands. I know somebody out there has a tip to share about
> making soldering Deans connectors a little less painful than ripping
> finger nails off with pliers. SHARE THEM I BEG!
>
> Anxiously awaiting wisdom at this time,
> sul

get one of these- they're way cheap and help tremendously...

http://www.valuediy.co.uk/diystore/catalogue/Hand%20Tools/Inspection?pid=P0647


I got one for $3 at my LHS...


--
Dirk
(aka "!bungle")
'96 LS650
(aka "Rhino")



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