Ose 8mm anti spark connectors

[meangenesracing]

Anyone solder there on the wires? Do you remove bullets from housing? I've ruined 2 of them from melting housings with bullets inside. Thanks for any and all help. I do know I suck at soldering lol

[fweasel]

No, the bullets are not removable. I used a hot iron, about 750*F and tinned the wires and cups separately first. I attached the matching plug to the one I was soldering to act as a heat sink and pinched the connector that matching connector with a needle nose vice grip to take a little more of the heat. I only ran into trouble when I screwed up the polarity on one pack and had to redo the connections. The plastic got a little mushy.

One tip I learned recently was to dunk the entire plug in water to quench the heat. Didn't need to use it on my marathon soldering session, but I will try it out next time.

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[f252br]

nice batteries, but my big question is where you got that sweet ratcheting vise from?

[fweasel]

It's a piece of crap, but serves its purpose on my small bench. Pretty sure I got it at Harbor Freight.

[f252br]

haha ok