Weller Soldering Iron

[geodehunter]

Is a 25 watt Weller soldering pencil good enough for soldering motor/battery leads? Or should I get one with more watts. TIA

[Jeepers]

its ok for very small wires/connectors but if you plan on soldering anything like 4mm bullets or larger your gonna need something bigger. I use a 60 or 80 watt iron to solder 5.5mm bullets and larger.

[m4a1usr]

Your going to need more watts. Unless you are only soldering small wires and bullets. Move up to something more like 80 watts or more. Personally I err on the side of more watts is better. You could get a 300/450 soldering gun and have all the wattage required but you would still need a smaller pencil tip iron for small soldering jobs like JST connectors or such.

Myself, I like a chisel tipped propane torch for big wire/big bullets. The job is done fast and you have no doubt the soldering is thorough. And for smaller wires/connectors I have a 25 watt pencil. There is no soldering job I cannot get done. Buy yourself some soldering flux and always have a roll of 60/40 around. Its one supply you will require thru out you RC'n day's!

John

[Diesel6401]

I use that soldering Iron, works fine for me, but for bigger jobs I use a propane torch.

[geodehunter]

Thanks for the reply's I greatly appreciate it. I should have mentioned the I need a pencil to solder my new EC5 connectors to my esc/battery's. Any links for a good quality soldering pencil would be appreciated as well. TIA

[domp444]

I recently changed all my plugs to 5.5mm. I used the Weller WPS18MP. It was like $27 at Home Depot, and it worked perfectly for the job. I used a small propane torch for the heat shrink wrap.

The Weller is very comfortable to work with and heats up very quickly, it's been pretty good so far.

[bigwaveohs]

The 40 watt Weller with the 1/4" chisel tip is excellent, maybe even overkill for 5.5's. Runs about $18...

[forescott]

The 40 watt Weller with the 1/4" chisel tip is excellent, maybe even overkill for 5.5's. Runs about $18...

I use the same iron. It works well for a while, but eventually the heating element will start to fade. I've been through a couple already.

[bigwaveohs]

I use the same iron. It works well for a while, but eventually the heating element will start to fade. I've been through a couple already.

Yep...already burned one up!