soldering iron..

[juntom10]

I need to soldering the battery..

but my soldering iron has not enough watts for that..

is it enough to soldering the battery?

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXPR36&P=ML

[evst 360]

hmmm, that may do the job, but for $6, I cant believe it is very good quality. Personally, I have a Weller 40 watt that seems to do the job. Check your local hardware store (if you have one) for irons. Look for a nice, big tip and higher wattage. anything above 40 watt will do the job I think. :cool:

[XXWoodmanXX]

Jun,

I agree w/ evst 360. "You get what you pay for" ,as they always say. I'd look into a better quality soldering iron to do the job. Also, be sure and use the proper tinning/fluxing procedure. It'll make the process a whole lot easier.

[juntom10]

I tried find the weller soldering iron on the internet..

but there are lots of weller soldering irons there...(some 40watts..also.)

can you recommand specific model number?

thanks :)

[juntom10]

i have deans soldering lead. is that good enough?

[Duster_360]

If you're talking about this solder -

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXKX34&P=ML

Thats what I use for rc soldering. Works great and eliminates the need to flux. Still needs to be clean before soldering.

[juntom10]

yes. that's what i have. :)

[evst 360]

I tried find the weller soldering iron on the internet..

but there are lots of weller soldering irons there...(some 40watts..also.)

can you recommand specific model number?

thanks :)
weller SP80L :cool:

[Duster_360]

Seems like I see recommendations of 40-60 watts for an iron. Like spelled out here -

http://www.batterieswholesale.com/battery_tips/assembling.htm

Is 80 a little too much?

[davekoob]

I just picked up this:

At Home Depot:
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc%2fsearchResults.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@1075001431.1169955799@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdladdjmlmdghfcgelceffdfgidglm.0&MID=9876

Kicks butt for me... Works out pretty well and it comes with 3 tips!