A Lesson In Soldering (& a dsg/titan build)

Basically it's a middle finger salute to the trolls - won't, not can't.

[@jeffero1074]

I just found this guy yesterday, he is now one of my favorites.

[@calebsomera2080]

Learned everything about internals from this guy

[@nicolasbocchino3761]

@@calebsomera2080 the only problem with him is that now I think the techs that worked on my gun did a bad job. They might not have, but now there’s that doubt. The worst part is I can’t even send negative my guns because I’m not in the UK.

[@Impz-cz2de]

Why shouldn't you be able to send him your pew?

[@PoisonedFaith]

I thought there was gonna be a 3D printed middle finger in the small cardboard box.

[@PantsuMann]

You know an airsoft mechanic is good when he keeps his love eggs at the workshop.

[@mpoT3CHY]

you bless the community with every upload. thank you.

[@GameOvetWithNight]

I have a gate aster in my gun that refuses to work without the perfect amount of light in the room so i can't even field it. You have taught me the sins of my ways so now it's time to invest in a warfet. great video

[@Briggsian]

Guess that's a pretty big downside to the optical sensors

[@NefariousElasticity]

I haven't had any troubles with light or water so far, and I've intentionally tried to make those issues pop up to figure out where the Aster's limit is. Haven't gotten any of those problems to show up yet, makes me think Gate has a huge lemon rate from their sensor supplier. Warfet is probably better for the vast majority of players anyway, and it's what I'd switch to if the Aster started being a problem.

[@Briggsian]

@@NefariousElasticity I wonder if the amount of lemons you hear about is more down to the higher number of GATE mosfet sold than the competition. I have a Jefftron Leviathan myself and haven't had any issues whatsoever. There's a video that Jefftron posted of them dunking the Leviathan in water, burning it, and even igniting gunpowder on the mosfet, none of which affected its function. Needless to say, I'm not too worried about my Leviathan

[@NefariousElasticity]

@@Briggsian It could be, I suppose. Higher volume of sales is naturally going to have a larger number of lemon cases (not necessarily higher *rate*) than lower-selling products. If more locals around me used Asters and Titans, I'd love to compile data on the failure rate, but the airsoft scene out here is pretty firmly stuck in 2012 technology and kit wise.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

@@NefariousElasticity the airsoft scene needs LESS technology - it's an airsoft gun not a fucking telephone

[@egon2875]

As a time served electrical/electronics engineer, your soldering technique is perfect. The deans plugs can be a bitch if they're greasy on the solder tangs. Quick squirt of IPA (not the beer!) helps before hand. Also a pair of long nose pliers with a rubber band on the handles to keep then shut can be a useful heat shunt to keep the heat away from the plastic bits. Keeping the community going, one swear at a time. 👍😁 Thanks for putting the time and effort in matey, you inspire the rest of us mere mortals.. 😂

[@Alecbassindale2024]

Dude...is that an Ann Summers love egg?! 😂

[@thetruth2965]

i just saw that too... i was like wtf

[@Seaga19]

Yeah, I sent that in mate. Fps on that was shooting a bit low.

[@huntapb]

@@Seaga19 thought it was the new Novritsch SSEX

[@azagedon]

Easter egg. ;-)

[@rogerborg]

The one thing I'll say about soldering is: don't cheap out on the solder. 45 minutes of sweating and swearing and fluxing and melting, then I realised I was using the Chinesium wire. 30 seconds finding ze German stuff, BAM, job done in under a minute. I'm a stingy ghetto type, but even my time is worth more than that.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Mine was the best £70 I ever spent.

[@ste887]

Well the good old leaded stuff is way better than the new tin whisker generating shit. Might be why you had better luck with the German stuff likely to be the decent old school stuff.

[@Belrmar]

Also,always use leaded solder,much better

[@turtle_6067]

Can you cheap out on the iron?

[@TheActionBastard]

@@turtle_6067 Sort of? A cheap iron will do the job, but a quality iron will hurt your soul less and be less of a hassle... but I've seen people use hot chunks of metal for irons they were heating with a blowtorch so go figure. The solder wire being high quality is of more importance than your iron. Solder does the actual work of electrical and physical connection.

[@BreakingPointAirsoft]

Honestly don’t find Airsoft teching all that interesting, but you manage to keep things entertaining and simple with explaining all the stuff! Keep up the good work man!

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

I get where you're coming from, I don't give a shit about cars but I can watch them being built all day!

[@UTDHKRF90]

This channel deserve more subs. Educational yet hilarious at the same time.

[@NepaAirsoft]

"Cause I can!" Love it!!!

[@NuggetronGames]

Flux was a game changer for me when I first started soldering. Helps the solder stick and helps create the nice solder bead as opposed to a chunk.

[@dallasspeedsoft2921]

For soldering get the Jig Is Up, it’s a weighted piece with clamps that hold the two wires together it’s absolutely necessary

[@mikemegadeth4110]

I wanted the warfet but decided to get the nanohard for my first ever rewire and soldering job with a mosfet. Works great, but the point is that my front forgrip has a compartment inside that I keep my button switch and programming card chip inside for working on it on the fly. Super smart idea. I really enjoy your videos brotha keep it up!

[@NK_Customs]

Love it! Mate, I am completely addicted to the videos. I think I am at 3/4 of all of them? Such refreshing to see someone with experience whooping other Tech's weird (but popular) decisions with proper logic! Good humor, strong and argumented opinion! Cheers

[@darkshock42mlg05]

The 60rps has 3 purposes. Thie first is for show. The second is for intimidation. The third is burning patches ; ). Dont be that guy and dont use it in actual gameplay. Just show it to everyone on the field then use it at 50% of its power. also put an amplifyer on it to make it pop.

[@patrickkuerbis8393]

"i don't like the thin ones, I like the fat ones" - brave man you are, keep your videos up!

[@WazheadBoci]

Soldering is easy but it needs practice. You need a good Soldering iron otherwise you will feel bad. I recommend a device called helping hand with multiple arms with clips at their end quite useful. Also before you want to coat any metal with the solder you need to prep it, preferably remove any grease or oils from it , scratch the surface if it is smooth like the connectors, add a drop of " soldering acid " to the metal heat up the solder add it now you got it there for good and there is no risk of the solder falling down due to bad adhesion. Try not to inhale the fumes.

[@DinoRider710]

So glad I found this channel! Kinda wish there was a little more time when showing parts so I have a better idea of what you're adding or taking away.

Another fellow solderer that puts the tin on the positive pin ON THE FUCKING INSIDE! I thought I was alone in this crusade...

[@alane6515]

Keep being the best tech to watch on KZbin bratha! I honestly can’t stop watching he videos because of your commentary. Keep it up.

[@Evan-eh9dd]

You have to leave Gate a note at checkout that you want a functional unit.

[@steviejc666]

Did you have to resolder your love egg?

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Clenched the wires in half. Dust makes me sneeze

[@Spollekop]

That's pretty much hoe you should solder. If you don't have a vice there's another little trick for a stable soldering. Take some pliers and put a rubber band around the handles. Put a connector in the pliers and it will hold it in place perfectly. Helped me with soldering in the most idiotic places. Did it once on the edge of a stage while the band was actually playing. A connector broke on a signal cable that was going all the way to the top of the stage to the lights Replacing the cable wasn't an option so I used my trick and a soldering iron.

[@karolfialkowski7894]

I love this attitude. Why did you do that. - It is simple. Because I can.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Basically. Lol

[@leighaplin6127]

bloody hell! A titan? NO more drinking terps for me.. think its adversely effecting me.

[@jaja9868]

Brilliant stuff! I knew Will from inbetweeners would land on his feet after the show ended!!

[@teacoffee5847]

🤣🤣 you had me in stitches!!! Love it!!!!!!

[@ricknoobje9929]

maybe a tip on 5:45ish , sometimes i strip some extra wire, presolder the lot, then cut it to size

[@Vic13thRacing]

4:58 I have forgotten to put heat shrink on until after I soldered the wires on and you are right, I wanted to be Thanos snapped out of existence right then and there

[@TheActionBastard]

"...do I actually *need* that tubing though?" oh the corner cutting thoughts you have realizing the nightmare just restarted from 0.

[@PopeLeo]

a bit of flux massively helps with soldering in my experience, just helps the solder spread and stick easier and heat more easily/ evenly

[@s3rgant]

I do like the approach of avoiding a "wanker gun"

[@jordannoble8757]

Late af but if you get some liquid flux it makes soldering way easier. Most solder has flux in it but adding more makes the solder flow smooth as butter.

[@EC-hf8ui]

Just a suggestion but you can do the positive wire on the opposite side away from the negative, that way you have a lot more space to work your iron and solder on, and you can avoid accidentally screwing up the negative pole while you are working

[@TheKeo238]

The Gordan Ramsey of airsoft, and I fucking love it.

[@MagnustheJust]

Also... The Gate Titan is smarter than 87% of the people who own one.

[@themanthelegend7048]

You need to add solder to the cinnect and wire. The wire should be soaked with solder before connecting.

[@whitmills6691]

These vids are great. My friend is trying to start teching and it’s helped him a lot

[@Philtoid]

Fuck me that full auto took me by surprise. Beautiful gun mate

[@chiko_akaya]

Great choice of music, great video! Thumbs up!

[@disillusionedone9282]

Dude you turned me on to the gate warfet Wired both my guns to share one but sprung for the second one they are legit and do all you really need

[@chrisbutterworth6685]

Just needs some brown splodges on the pink, for ultimate room clear :)

[@PoTiX1337]

5:00 as electrotechnician i agree 100%. Theres no other thing more annoying than need to resolder because you forgot about heat shrink tube

[@superscotty1829]

I build superconducting electromagnets and partical accelerators for medical and scientific research soldering mostly 32guage and smaller wire and you solder exactly the same as I do. Cheeky twist, tin both parts, melt the two together. It is as easy as that. Oh and remember the heat shrink first as you said haha.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

I've wired multiple wires through looms through the gun meaning you effectively need to charge the gun... and forgotten a single piece of heat shrink. Nightmare

[@Unknwn_Senpai]

That last joke… fucking prime XD

[@Solidsnake0208]

Have lots of respect for your knowledge and ability Luke. I’ve installed a few Titan’s and similar in gearbox mosfets. I would say your problem is almost certainly the laptop/phone you’re using to calibrate it is ancient. I use a laptop that’s 5/6 years old and running windows 8, never had a problem. Oh and if you want to sell that MP5 give me a shout!

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

I have a Samsung T10 table 2019 model, a galaxy S6 edge, a 2018 Huawei and my laptop is a Lenovo T410 running Windows 7... Trust me, it's a reliability problem of the units, so many come to me that the owner couldn't set up or their regular tech couldn't set up... At the end if the day, it's not a £300,000 rail gun, it's an airsoft gun so the claim of "Its your phone" I hear every day doesn't wash with me, you shouldn't be required to take a particular brand of phone into the game zone with you to play airsoft... you need a working gun that you can rely on, the titan doesn't provide that.

[@Solidsnake0208]

Negative Airsoft agreed, I’m not an IT man, but I’ve dealt with my fair share of IT professionals in developing new apps etc, all I can say is it’s very hard to roll out app technology that works perfectly with every single phone and version of windows etc.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

@@Solidsnake0208 yup, how would you feel in your first day of airsoft with your new gun, finding out it isn't set up properly to be told by a tech "you need a better phone" - that's not on. I need to promise my work will actually work. I can't trust a titan to allow me to make that promise. I'm only as good as my word.

[@Solidsnake0208]

Negative Airsoft agreed... now when will this lovely MP5 worked on by your magic hands be for sale? I’m anticipating a zombie apocalypse 😜

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

@@Solidsnake0208 I'll probably take the titan out & put it in a dmr

[@vladzacherl4002]

Love your videos mate greetings from Australia 👍

[@46templar]

I'm one of them cunts that can't solder but i liked it how easy you made it look

[@FrozenByFire3]

It's burst firing because precocking is on too much or you have a small amount of grease on your sector gear or sector gear sensor. You can see how the response time slowly gets quicker on semi then double shoots. Then semi auto for a few shots then double shot.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Nope, that wasn't it, it wasn't registering dsg gears

[@FrozenByFire3]

@@NegativeAirsoftTech that's odd...

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

@@FrozenByFire3 it's not, titans are a pain in the arse.

[@carlmee2007]

This reminds me of my mp5 basically Frankenstein gun as body an stock hop up of TM mp5, tm mp5 gearbox but new bushings, gears etc from g&g arp9, motor from old bolt mk18 and last gate Titan that I was using in another gun put into mp5. My god is it a nice light CQB gun

[@bugsey-lh4bb]

jokes on you the cyma 132s uses mini deans by default

[@SupeS19811981]

I’ve never used a Gate Titan and I really wouldn’t want to. I see a lot of reviews that say they are unreliable and always fall out of the programmed settings. Gun looks ace though and another great video 👍🏻 Also I don’t like using ‘wanker guns’. My main is a Tokyo Marui high cycle Aug and it’s lovely. It’s around 260-270fps which for CQB is perfect.

[@joehernandez2506]

I'd say if u spend the extra money and get the programing card get it but that's gonna double the price of the Titan

[@saltysailorbell3617]

the deamons he called :)

[@jordannoble8757]

I'm a solder tech...and it took awhile to learn

[@setsuna200]

RIP. This gun died after he did a stress test on the Warhead Industry's brushless motor.

[@tHaH4x0r]

As an EE, I disagree, soldering really isnt that hard if you follow a few rules: - Use quality solder - Use a quality iron - ALWAYS solder whilst adding more solder to the joint (effectively adding flux), or with flux on the joint - When in doubt more flux - Seriously, more flux, get one of those little pots to add extra flux on a wire before soldering, it helps a ton - Take away the solder first, then a second later the iron - Use a second hand tool or similar to keep the joint steady whilst the solder cools

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Until the flux goes all into the wiring coroding it... I'm not giving an I depth lesson, I'm giving a nice, simple explanation for those with no background in EE

[@crazyjakey1250]

Hey bro love your vids, teching a lot myself. I have found a way to fix the inconsistent single and sometimes burst or auto shots that you get. I have the same with my warfet sometimes. If I set it to burst, with each trigger pull it shoots: burst - single - burst - single and so on. The way to fix this is to set your RoF % down. try setting it to 70% with low burst. That's how I fixed it. Looked like the 100% setting was giving too much power/energy so it double spins sometimes. Hope this helps, cheers! Oh and try to get your hands on a soldering iron that runs on gas instead of electricity. They rock because they get fcking hot and dont require an irritating wire anymore.

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Nah, it does it on any rof. Eventually it connected & I got the sensors sorted.

[@jhqtech]

I've noticed since the gate update to 3.0 more titans I've seen have strange errors like that. My v3 titan doesnt work when set to dsg mode. But works when set to high speed gears for some reason. It's a shame as when I first got it it was flawless

[@Skilebougre]

Seems like bad app programming/update

[@jhqtech]

@@Skilebougre yup. And gates to busy with their new asters to fix it. I told them of this flaw in November and they emailed me stating they knew about it and would fix it... 3 months later still waiting

[@rjc0234]

I feel for you with Soldering. Can't drive a manual car to save my life. 30 hours of lessons with 3 instructors, and multiple friends saying "ooh you just got to feel it!!". Spent 20 minutes doing motorbike lessons and the guy so perfectly explained how it works, non of this "feel the biting point" bullshit. actually technically explained it.

[@TriadAgone]

Idk maybe I’ve been lucky but I’ve never had issues with the titan app on PC or my phone. Works a charm,

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Hates 'dem.

[@ionelcocos2851]

Love the channel. How do you shim the bevel gear to the pinion gear in an MP5? On an M4 you can just mount the pistol grip to the gearbox and still see the gears, but how do you do this on MP5s?

[@rtpwyk]

Nice vice. Is that a parkingson? Thanks for the vids!

[@ricknoobje9929]

5:10 yes i live with you.

[@ricknoobje9929]

share the pain

[@MagnustheJust]

Best/Worst reason to do anything... Because you can.

[@isaacshively6705]

Love the pink you in the background

[@isaacshively6705]

And my local tech asked me why I like the Warfet and I don't just get a Titan

[@skydayang]

That's one way to solder lol, nice job on the video.

[@claymore_roomba]

just a guess, isn't dens just pos and negative wires? There need to be a data-cable before it will work, if you split open a usb cable there should be 4 wires positive and negative and 2 data-wires. I don't know, I only thinker with microcontrollers so just a wild hypothesis

[@robertburns4172]

Love the videos.. currently putting warfet in my gun .. keep up the good work

[@Lorwildrose]

I can relate, I've left off the fucking shrink wrap off fucking so many times it pisses a guy off. Thanks for the great fucking videos!

[@cool5tuff]

I was having similar issues with my gate and it turned out to be the usb cable was super finicky to keep connected to my phone. Cool build nonetheless.

[@WailfulAMVCarp]

The end was funny when trieing to connect with the bleb system . So are you going to be using that gun on next gate titan customer ? Would have like to hear little in-depth talk when you where working inside the gearbox and why you used M170 spring and short stroke so much. Can't wait for next video

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

It's a dsg gear, kinda short strokes itself. ;-) Thanks though man - so long as we all get a giggle.

[@Evan-eh9dd]

A dsg (dual sector gear) has two gaps (two release points) among the teeth that engage the piston and less teeth per section, which means the piston doesn't get pulled back as far as it would with a normal sector gear, so you need a stiffer spring to get the same velocity (FPS).

[@curioushex4782]

Do you think there is room for a warrfett and battery in a front wired cyma cm.041 mp5 with the ump stock ? Or would I be best getting the full stock version ? Figured I would ask as you are the person who’s going to be doing the work , awesome content as always 👍

[@SANF0RD100]

Can anybody name songs used in this? Goddamn good choice of soundtracks.

[@Ikareruu]

lovely build, great job on it. Shame about all those issues with the Titan.

[@mentalpotato2297]

Saw that you cut your m170 spring. How many coils did you cut off of it?

[@patc5919]

It could be possible that your phone doesn't have usb data transfer enabled. Its supposed to keep your phone safe from being plugged in to other devices (ie. laptops, computers) and being able to access the files. Try messing around in the settings and you might need to enable developer settings to enable it. I believe its called usb debugging at least on my Samsung galaxy s6 so just a thought. Cool vids by the way I aspire to be a good tech like you.

[@BotchedGod]

Much love mate

[@pcdokzuidland6926]

I had a micro usb port issues on my own phone and had the same thing. They should have used Bluetooth from within the board like other brands do. no with titan you need to pay extra for a blue-link... ridiculous

[@thecrowmanPSN]

Haha love it just wish KZbin wasn't like you're trolls hating and let me get notifications when you upload, TWAT GUN! X,D

[@papa12213]

I had this problem, first time converting to deans, snipped both wires without doing it one at a time, what a fucking prick I was. This is perfect advice you need a vice and heat shrink, heat shrink is a cunt at times if you heat the wire too much. Great vid though.

[@rolandbioc3024]

what mosfet would you recommend for a cyma mp5 where the wiring is in the front with a retractable stock

[@aaronspiteri3115]

Bro doing all the work to realise you don’t have heat shrink in is the worst

[@Scoobydcs]

Have you updated the firmware on the titan? Andsemi firing 2, isnt thst overspin? Is active braking on?

[@danielclipper6893]

Bro I love your videos iv probably watched every one and with out fal you have me laughing 😂 I have a l85 up shits creak I would love to get you to do a video on it how much its a peace of shit n then bring it back to life keep up the great work m8

[@butchbadass1241]

Greetings from Germany, I Love your Videos.

[@OcAirsoft]

You want help?

[@jamespowell4476]

Hello god

[@OcAirsoft]

@@jamespowell4476 ❤️

[@philliprhodes7926]

"Not going to go through both." Alas, how I killed my first lipo :/

[@crimsonhawk4912]

It's weird how I can do it when it comes to plumbing but can't do it on my own gear 😂

[@ghostwalkerairsofttech1947]

firmware upgrades usually solve the problems you are having with the titan. Had a similar issue with a version 3 titan. upgraded the firmware problem solved. Could also be your phone if you dont have usb 3.0 interface on your phone.. I think the titan requires usb 3.0 minimum.

[@TheChalkBane]

Didn't realise you could get titan mosfet programmers in pink???

[@thelifemomentsextreme7825]

how did you change the wires from back to front?

[@Black6Six]

I have the same B&T MP5 with the same handguard, but the light has been shot out. Do you know what the replacement part is? You can give me a UK store and I'll source it in Canada. Also, Titans suck, Spectre Fetts are where its at!

[@ionclaw7340]

Mini deans.... Damn never used those for batteries... Won't that limit contact surface???

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

Not really. I mean, it does but realistically the guns only require a certain amount of amps etc & in a lot of cases, deans are overkill for the amount of draw required. But I literally did it to make people fuck off & leave my batteries alone LMAO. The motors never over heat on mini dean's but you blow more fuses if you're rocking fat gauge wiring 😂🤣

[@Garrett.]

Hey do you have an opinion on the btc mosfets??? I've always thought of them as higher quality than the gate stuff.

[@strikerone475]

First you blasted cuts. Edit, 15 minute video, thank you!

[@butters2160]

Damn I installed a gate titan in my dads vfc maybe I just got lucky

[@liamknowles1563]

I am no expert. However, maybe you could try enabling usb debugging on your phone? It allows the phone to communicate with external devices (quite possibly like the titan) and therefore it could solve your problem with it not being able to find the device. I dont know if you have tried this already but its worth a shot I guess..

[@NegativeAirsoftTech]

I'll certainly try

[@arch_2076]

I’m veryyyyy late but the issue is the devices security not allowing a foreign device to connect, for the laptop the software is just shit

[@thisismymondayface8045]

Thank you for this sir, fucking hate soldering.