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Old 10-25-2015 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by TB03Racer09
How can I remove the pre-soldered wires from my hobbywing stock-spec esc? Stuff doesnt melt with my 50w iron, pencil tip. Is it a simple matter of going to chisel tip with more a powerful iron? I don't want to ruin my esc by leaving the iron on it for too long
Don't hold a 'dry' iron on the joints. You have to add solder to the joint. Get the iron as hot as you can, tin the tip, apply the iron to the joint, add more solder until the silver solder melts. Flux also works well in this application.
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