qwerty

Hi.

for the life of me i cant seem to get the batterry bars to stick to the end of the battery... any tips for me?

cheers

josh69162

iTrader: (3)

I actually asked this question a little while ago... Here's the link to that thread: http://www.rctech.net/forum/showthre...=sticky+solder

Davo

iTrader: (1)

Hi,

if you get a hobby knife(sharp) cut lines into the cells from everyway and then tip the cell and the battery bar before puting them on.

Steven

BritRacer

i use the wifes grey nail file....scuffs the end up great...

"no dear, I have no idea where your files are, maybe the cats ran off with them?"

Ben.C

ANother way that you need not use your wife's or Gf's nail filer is to just use sand paper to sand away the thin layer of oxidised metal.

I've been preping all my cell this way for years...

j-sin

dremel with a grinding bit or worse comes to worse an engraver.

a heap less time and very very affective

Espiritus

I have to agree with this. I use a wire wheel and scuff just a bit, then tin the end using flux. The key is to use a hot iron with a large tip. You want to limit the amount of heat the cell get's exposed to. with the ends tinned and cells in the tray, put the bar over two ends, (Dean's jig is really nice cause it holds the bar in place), then apply heat and solder to the - or + hole. You want just enough to liquify the tinned solder. You'll end up with a strong low resistant joint.

j-sin

i managed to buy a 80W "dosposable class" soldering iron from a local auto parts shop.

cost me $14 AUD and came with the normal sodler tip and a chisel type tip, which is perfect for soldering batteries.

the sodlering iron tips are not the greatest quality but i have managed maybe 20 packs out of an iron then use it for repairing plastics

waste not want not :P