View Full Version : solder or ***** lugs?
boyse
10-18-2002, 08:49 PM
do most of you solder your ESC leeds to the motor or use lugs to connect the motor to the ESC... THANKS STEVE
InspGadgt
10-18-2002, 08:52 PM
I solder the wires to the motor...less resistance and it holds a lot better.
mardigan
10-18-2002, 10:23 PM
I solder the connection to the motor and use deans to the battery. Although I've been considering solder all the way around.
boyse
10-18-2002, 10:28 PM
Right on!! The heat from the solder gun won't damage the motor??
mardigan
10-18-2002, 10:40 PM
As with everything I just pre tin the part and don't stay on anything too long with the iron. At least a 40 Watt....
Grizzbob
10-19-2002, 01:10 PM
Right, as long as you don't keep the iron in contact with the motor for too long, you won't damage it or weaken anything. And with a quality iron of appropriate wattage, you won't have to keep it in contact for more then 2 or 3 seconds...:)
yellafella321
10-19-2002, 06:15 PM
solder to motors, deans plugs to batts.
hawk_196
10-20-2002, 03:16 PM
deans all around.
im not that hardcore to solder the wires directly to the motor.
plus its the fact that the wires aren't long enough.:D
LasagnaCat
10-21-2002, 12:05 AM
I'm with hawk.. we use the Deans on both ends, if only because I'm too lazy to dig the soldering iron out any more than I have to. The problem being that we have maybe 6 or 7 males plugs that end up having to be moved around between about 25 motors. The frugal and no-so-lazy side of me recommends the soldering, it's just plain cheaper.. :D
Lord_bunker
10-21-2002, 01:29 PM
you could use pwerpoles. that's what i've been using on my batteries. they don't have a specific male and females. it's which side you clamp the 2 halves on. so you don't run into the problems lasagnacat did.