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Old 02-14-2012, 11:22 AM
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Hey RC Tech,

I was out running my Slash and it just cut off when I jumped a curb.
So, I took off the body to see what the problem was and I figured out that the '+' and '-' wire has been seperated.

I attatched some photos of it to show how it's been seperated.

Now, how hard is it to just buy a new wire and attatch them?
And what exactly do I have to buy?

Any help would be appreciated, THANK YOU!!
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Bad solder joint. Grab your soldering iron and reattach it.
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Originally Posted by CUB48
Hey RC Tech,

I was out running my Slash and it just cut off when I jumped a curb.
So, I took off the body to see what the problem was and I figured out that the '+' and '-' wire has been seperated.

I attatched some photos of it to show how it's been seperated.

Now, how hard is it to just buy a new wire and attatch them?
And what exactly do I have to buy?

Any help would be appreciated, THANK YOU!!
You don't need a new wire. You just have to re-solder the positive wire back to the Deans plug. Instead of electrical tape, use heat shrink tubing.
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in the second pic, is that neg wire separated inside?

for the deans;
clean the solder from the deans plug, grab a metal file (or dremel with sanding drum) scuff up where your going to resolder, blow off, rubbing alcohol and a q-tip, clean it, let dry, re-tin, re-solder! i do this to ensure the solder has something to grab onto, also i flatten the wires a bit so the solder flows through easier.
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Originally Posted by Hvrc
in the second pic, is that neg wire separated inside?

for the deans;
clean the solder from the deans plug, grab a metal file (or dremel with sanding drum) scuff up where your going to resolder, blow off, rubbing alcohol and a q-tip, clean it, let dry, re-tin, re-solder! i do this to ensure the solder has something to grab onto, also i flatten the wires a bit so the solder flows through easier.
The way I look at is that they are both pre-tinned. Hold them together, melt the solder, done.
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