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I don't have anything specific on it, but here's a pic of one of my mods using the madvapes 510 atty connector:
The picture is a little deceptive because the ground wire on the atty connector looks like it isn't hooked to anything, but it is actually folded back on itself 90-degrees.
In a nutshell, this is how I solder wires to an atty connector:
Don't go crazy with the solder, it doesn't take much. I use the really small diameter solder and a small pointed tip on a 30W harborfreight soldering iron. Use a "helping hands" and a pair of tweezers, hemostats or needle nose to hold the work, because everything can, and does, get hot.
If you don't have helping hands, using a pair of needle nose with rubber bands to provide grip works really well.
Good luck!
The picture is a little deceptive because the ground wire on the atty connector looks like it isn't hooked to anything, but it is actually folded back on itself 90-degrees.
In a nutshell, this is how I solder wires to an atty connector:
- Strip and pre-tin each wire with solder
- Fill the center hole with solder
- Place a little blob of solder on the outside casing
- Put the solder away (you're done with it)
- Melt the solder in the center post and insert positive wire
- Lay the negative wire over the blob and press it down with the soldering iron
Don't go crazy with the solder, it doesn't take much. I use the really small diameter solder and a small pointed tip on a 30W harborfreight soldering iron. Use a "helping hands" and a pair of tweezers, hemostats or needle nose to hold the work, because everything can, and does, get hot.
If you don't have helping hands, using a pair of needle nose with rubber bands to provide grip works really well.
Good luck!
Thanks! That helps a lot. So I'm soldering solder into the hole and outside of the atty first, then melting it pressing the wires into it. Orr am I putting unmelted solder in place first then melting it? Basically, is the solder being heated once or twice?
The solder is being melted twice (and only twice...the solder degrades if you melt it too many times). You melt it the first time to tin the wires, seal the hole and place a bead on the outer jacket. Then you put the solder spool down and melt what you already have in place.
Check out the following videos from an RC heli site I visit.
This one will explain soldering into the positive "tube":
http://video.helifreak.com/tmp/873578829fe815700caeef3e2229d456/soldering_bullets101.wmv?downloadmedia
And this one will apply to soldering the ground to the casing:
http://video.helifreak.com/tmp/d13dc826b3e139ddadcf34901ce95a4e/soldering_deans101.wmv?downloadmedia
Sorry, these vids are not on youtube. You must download them and they are quite large. But the soldering techniques apply perfectly to the atty connectors.
Check out the following videos from an RC heli site I visit.
This one will explain soldering into the positive "tube":
http://video.helifreak.com/tmp/873578829fe815700caeef3e2229d456/soldering_bullets101.wmv?downloadmedia
And this one will apply to soldering the ground to the casing:
http://video.helifreak.com/tmp/d13dc826b3e139ddadcf34901ce95a4e/soldering_deans101.wmv?downloadmedia
Sorry, these vids are not on youtube. You must download them and they are quite large. But the soldering techniques apply perfectly to the atty connectors.
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