Soldering 5.5 mm bullet connectors- best way

[785boats]

I always only do one bullet at a time. Completely insulate it with heat shrink (& a rubber cap if it's a male) then tape it back onto the battery before exposing the other lead to start working on that one.
Never have two ends exposed at the same time.

[tlandauer]

+1, yup, one at a time!
Also if you have a soldering station, use a screw driver tip , I have a Weller and I use their 3.17mm wide tip. You don't want to use too narrow a tip as it doesn't retain heat well.

[AB Bob]

+1, yup, one at a time!
Also if you have a soldering station, use a screw driver tip , I have a Weller and I use their 3.17mm wide tip. You don't want to use too narrow a tip as it doesn't retain heat well.

Cool. So, decent wattage and a fairly large tip. Excellent. Thanks.

[rickwess]

+1, yup, one at a time!
Also if you have a soldering station, use a screw driver tip , I have a Weller and I use their 3.17mm wide tip. You don't want to use too narrow a tip as it doesn't retain heat well.

A soldering station is the way to go. Much more control over the heat. 60W will do everything you need........connectors, flex shaft, etc.

I find using a tip that fits into the hole of the side of the connector works best for me. Lots of contact area and a built in support. I think what's coming out here is that there are many ways, just find one you're comfortable with.

[AB Bob]

A soldering station is the way to go. Much more control over the heat. 60W will do everything you need........connectors, flex shaft, etc.

I find using a tip that fits into the hole of the side of the connector works best for me. Lots of contact area and a built in support. I think what's coming out here is that there are many ways, just find one you're comfortable with.

I think you're right...lots of ways to do it. I like the idea of a station...more flexibility for other applications, etc. Thanks.

[flraptor07]

A soldering station is the way to go. Much more control over the heat. 60W will do everything you need........connectors, flex shaft, etc.

I find using a tip that fits into the hole of the side of the connector works best for me. Lots of contact area and a built in support. I think what's coming out here is that there are many ways, just find one you're comfortable with.

The tip that fits the hole works great, that's the way I do it. Tin your wire, put the tip in the hole and fill the connector cup about 1/2 way up, then insert the tinned wire into the connector and add solder if needed. I usually keep the heat on it for about 30sec. so the tinned solder on the wire melts with the solder in the connector. When soldering bullet connectors be careful not to get solder wicked over into the contact side of the male connector, it's a PITA to get cleaned.

[tlandauer]

Cool. So, decent wattage and a fairly large tip. Excellent. Thanks.

A flat tip is a must, stay away from pencil tip type , my 3.17 mm tip is just enough to go into the holes on some bullets, there are different batches of 5.5mm bullets with different sizes of holes. On 6 mm and up the hole is larger and my tip clears them all. But I like the cut style bullets now and therefore it is no longer an issue for me.

[AB Bob]

A flat tip is a must, stay away from pencil tip type , my 3.17 mm tip is just enough to go into the holes on some bullets, there are different batches of 5.5mm bullets with different sizes of holes. On 6 mm and up the hole is larger and my tip clears them all. But I like the cut style bullets now and therefore it is no longer an issue for me.

Thanks for the info. I appreciate your input.

[Brushless55]

I've got this Maxtra 952D, I've had it for almost 2 years now and it's worked flawless. Can't beat it for the $, and I really like the hot air wand for doing heat shrink. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-In-1-SMD-H...item2577af7e83

That looks sweet!

[Fixitguy1]

Just received my 5.5 bullet connectors and needed to know if it matters putting the male or female end on the positive battery ?

[Mxkid261]

For the battery I use female on positive, male on negative.

[Fixitguy1]

Thanks

[T.S.Davis]

red hot female

[fweasel]

red hot female

tuff to forget that one, and a lot more fun than what I used in biochemistry.

[Brushless55]

red hot female

That will stick in my head for ever now!