Recently switched to 8th scale and got rid of all my 10th scale stuff and 2S batteries. I figured since I was getting all new batteries and what not I would take the opportunity to switch from Traxxas to Deans connectors.

These things are a pain in the butt to solder...I ruined 2 plugs tonight trying to solder connectors on 2 of my new batteries. I tinned everything right, but when I was applying heat to join them 1 of the posts must of heated up the plastic part of the plug and it just started to come right out.

Any tips for soldering these? I'm not an expert, but I had pretty good success in the past soldering up Traxxas connectors with little to no problems.

I do like using the deans as most people locally use them so if I'm in a pinch and need to borrow a battery or throw one on another charger it makes it a lot easier.