Originally Posted by
SlowerOne
It's a good idea in general, and if some attention could be paid to the installation, that would be better.
For a v3 12g might be the way to go if the installation was always in a TC, but when it comes to putting the speedo in a WGT or 12th car, 12g is waaaayyyy too big
Maybe the best would be a compromise.
I use 12AWG on the battery wires and 14AWG on the motor wires on one of my cars, and it's actually works even with a big MOD motor on a TC, and it provides more flex between ESC and motor, so should fit for WGT/12th.
Originally Posted by
macdude
While I agree that wattage does help, the constant heat is more important. Also a good clean tip of the proper size. I have helped guys that have good irons but the tip they were trying to use was just too small for the job...
Don't get me wrong, a good soldering station is always the best.
I only talked about having the immediate choice between a 60-100W at $10, with a big enough tip, and a $50 or more but with only 30W and a small tip. In this case, go for the bigger iron even at only $10