EVERYONE Makes these Soldering Mistakes!

[@Triggered-RC]

I struggled for years with soldering. First struggle was too low wattage cheap irons. So I got a cheap high wattage iron. Not much better… So after a couple years of dull grey falling apart solders with that, I sprung for a proper Weller high wattage iron. Things somewhat improved, but soldering was still a massive pain in the… fingers actually, as I burnt myself more than I did anything else. So I started watching KZbin videos of people soldering. Still couldn’t get it right. Figured I just didn’t have the skill… that I was a forever noob… Until one day I noticed that in RC vids they had a different tip. A chisel tip!!! Holy shit. So I ordered chisel tips not realizing that Weller irons have model specific tips… Money wasted and lesson learned, I finally got the right tip and damn, soldering is easy! Top TIP: get the right tip! Now I periodically desolder my older builds and do it up right.

[@neil1266]

Thanks you for addressing the solder/sodder issue,thought it was just me that got twitchy every time I heard it...👍

[@DelDredd]

As far as I know it is only Americans maybe Canadians who use Sodder. No idea why, i did point out they do not call their Soldiers "Sodders" so why pronounce Solder as Sodder and carry out soddering, just not right is it.

[@heli-man-]

Maybe they are addicted to soddering

[@heli-man-]

Yeah it’s a pain in the arse

[@JamesSmith-vz8yr]

When soldering wires to an XT or similar connector, have the other side of the connector fitted- It will hold the pins straight, if the plastic body starts to soften/melt....

[@ronanlough3868]

Was going to leave the same comment 👍

[@MCsCreations]

Yeah, me too. But that means it's a pretty bad connector. 😕

[@meanrhythm9048]

Thanks Tomley. Expect you’ve saved me endless frustration. Thank you. MR

[@disciplinerc]

Good tips people overlook, sometimes haste takes over and common sense goes to the wayside. Stay safe over there!!!

[@andrewtiernan749]

Just one to add... Not waiting quite long enough for the solder to cool properly and burning an imprint of the nice new solder joint into your skin!

[@danielmerrin9699]

MATE... the solder vs solder bit at the end made you the worlds greatest legend ! it's a hate fine also

[@RCBirds]

I hate soldering. So I watched this to learn to do it better. Great tips, thank you👍

[@but531]

Nice way to put the solder iron under the cable and put over the cable the solder.

[@thepaddychannel]

thanks for the tips, soldering is the only part of RC I don't like but am getting better. Those US people forgot the Queens English when they got Independence 😃

[@Originaljonny2bad]

I've gotta be honest, the ts100 is one of the best soldering irons in the market, you can update firmware to make it even better. They are not just for small gauge wires. The majority of the fpv community has one. They have many different tips so they are perfect for all manner of wires in rc

[@masjuggalo]

That sounds more complicated and expensive then it needs to be

[@MCsCreations]

@@masjuggalo But it's not. It's exactly the same as a soldering station like Tomley showed in the beginning, but probably around 1/10 of the price. I have a TS100 as well and it's truly amazing how it works.

[@skywalker-fpv6581]

@@MCsCreations they are awesome I even managed to solder 8awg wire don’t get me wrong it took a while to heat the wire but it gets there they are a good field iron but would definitely say get a bench iron.

[@TwitchFast]

@@masjuggalo While it's certainly more complicated than just buying a typical iron, the TS100 is quite cheap. I own one and to be honest I think 8AWG is really pushing it, an old school 25-30w iron with a chunky tip handles it infinitely better because of the thermal mass of the tip.

[@kitchenbriks3685]

Ts100 is good for little drone stuff but if your soldering battery connectors it's worthless

[@SharkysGarageRCandMore]

You know i said to you last week i didn't know how to solder...... Now i do ! Thankyou !

[@lukebaines7785]

No.11: make sure the wire and contact are touching in the solder joint (titanium or tungsten jewellers pick helps here), not floating in the solder pool - helps current flow no end especially 4S and upwards. Crimp and solder best.

[@sharkey9]

No no no, not me, definately! That's what I thought until you hit me instantly with the bloody heatshrink! :D

[@rc-shedshakedown3191]

Always good to review this kind of stuff once in a while. Saw a very useful video on "Roadside RC" channel , specifically on soldering battery connectors; worth checking out also!

[@lukedraper4100]

Thank u so much thought it was just me never thought to check my soldering irons 1/1 cars perfect cheers from Australia i bloodly love this channel i learn so much 😎

[@dexterbeattie7884]

I suck at soldering . Here in Massachusetts we pronounce it saw-da-ing 😀

[@bikeislife8405]

Fantastic "tips" haha don't forget the #1 most important rule when soldering: good ventilation! Your health is nothing to mess about with!

[@TwinJag374]

Do you think you will be able to get an absima ab3.4lb, a 3s brushless truggy

[@MatthewSimm]

Oh yeah I've definitely done these in my time haha, but practise makes perfect guys 😀

[@shaunescarlett.1]

Great Video Phil, ( i have all the gear & no idea ! ) I’m joking, i used to solder on a regular basis but no so much now, I am actually looking for some advice on which is the best solder to use these days for the RC hobby ? ? For soldering XT90 & others plus ESC & Motors etc. What i do have is not really suitable to be honest, There are so many solders on Amazon these days. i seem to remember Phil that some time ago, before you moved to Tomley that your solder was 60/40 alloy ? Any help from anyone would be very much appreciated, Thank You 🙏🏻

[@TomleyRC]

Thanks mate. Yeah, 60/40… don’t go for less free as it’s crap. But don’t breath the fumes in!

[@shaunescarlett.1]

@@TomleyRC thanks for that Phil, much appreciated 👍🏼

[@gboulter]

I do find it odd that other nationalities try to tell the English that they have gotten English wrong 🤪.

[@mark-1rc502]

I certainly do some of them , to much Solder , forgot the Heat shrink. Melt the plugs is my best one . I got a 100w soldering iron. I still can’t solder holding it underneath the XT90 I poor tons of solder into the pot and while it’s still boiling I shove the wire in . Then the wire can get to hot to hold , I flaming hate soldering . 🤗 I still get by though 🤠🤠🤠🤠

[@nutsaboutboltsrc4660]

Top man, respect 🙏🏼 I am now a professional sodder

[@RC-Antics-JM]

Nice to see you not using a WET sponge to clean the tip - coz it cools the tips down.

[@Originaljonny2bad]

But he does state you can use a "wet sponge" tut tut.

[@patrickanderson1746]

Lol. Here in the southern states. We vocalize the L as well but use a soft O rather than a hard O. Similar to Saul. Lol saulder.

[@DocStrykerRC]

Guilty as charged ;) Thx for the hints!

[@adreanl.2004]

thanks for the informative video mate, learned a lot😮👍

[@NCMOUNTAINSbackyardRC]

Really nice I know right I seen some soldering that’s sketch stuff to yes guilty here :) I do a pretty good joint. But I have been sweating copper pipe in the heating air conditioning Field with 14% Silver since. 1998. I just made a couple of joints on my New motor with the ISTD esc 70 . I did it right yes 👌.

[@kitchenbriks3685]

High powered iron is a game changer when soldering xt60 connectors

[@GT-po6by]

It’s all about that L. Cocking vs caulking and I’m Canadian eh

[@kevhavard]

Sodda? 🤯🤯🤯 Hell no 😂 thanks for the vid dude

[@ashbud1560]

Hello another great vid to get me through covid thanks

[@spooffpv9895]

Two things you missed: Flux and Magic Pixie Smoke.

[@sideburn]

The only one I still make is forgetting the damn shrink tubing before soldering! Wtf. I been soldering for 30+ years!

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

Great video. Sadly I'm guilty of half of these. Lol

[@YourbroDan]

Love my self a bit of flux, flux makes tinning easier gets through the cables

[@zeblion8293]

Nice thank you I've most definitely made some of those thank you again

[@danrees5520]

IM constantly doing the first one . Never fails

[@rab..]

Solder , solder , solder ! And don't get me started on aluminium 🙈😂🙉

[@masjuggalo]

That shrink tubing thing also happens with tube nuts on brake line...and it's always a perfect flare or solder joint. I assume the pronunciation sang with just you know an England versus us thing. I wouldn't know because originally from Massachusetts tend to replace my Rs with a AH sound so my rc caah 😂

[@skree_fpv436]

I'm from MA as well. "Got to soldaah a new connectaah on my RC caah" LOL!

[@blownouttransmission5832]

Those are not mistakes I make , those mistakes are just how I solder.

[@ANARCHYTOORDER]

Too funny i live outside Boston Mass where we often pronounce it sadder lol, And I swear if I had a nickel for every time I said isn't there an l in solder ? LOL

[@ksrnate]

I soddered an anti spark plug on my speed runner yesterday, I remembered to put the cap on first but when I finished I realized it was on backwards 😖😫 and I know its soldered not soddered 🤣

[@gbraadnl]

6:35 by taking solder to the wire on the tip you burn away the Flux. Feeding would actually make for a better joint.

[@gbraadnl]

7:00 too much solder on the tip as you blobbed the connector. :-P

[@TomleyRC]

Way to much in general as I’d used this connector to many times to show the technique 😛

[@bigbeardrc4145]

I have and still do make these mistakes regularly haha

[@huckaberryfpv4986]

If you are soldering the female plug side make sure to plug the male end in to prevent warping of the pins👍

[@davidrivero7943]

When you heat shrink looks like a Boa that swallowed a Chicken ,looks sloppy, look wrong 'cause its wrong. !! Tin your wires 1st & you NEED helping hands, mechanical or other, and bright lights over your work space. Flyers...we crash a lot, too. lol lol

[@skypixel74]

Welche Temperaturen nutzt du zum löten?

[@faizan9082]

Do a review of Traxxas Erevo 1/16 vxl Brushless rc car

[@TheRChobstar]

In the past, YES to all 🤣

[@davidhiscock1969]

Soder ? Hmm that's a classic sketch from The Two Ronnie's.

[@bboss8048]

The tip and the tip was top.

[@wingsy16]

No mention about using good quality solder wire?

[@camrowdrone6497]

And when a drop lands on your leg when you are wearing shorts 🤬👊🏻👍🏻

[@lukedraper4100]

Conductable glue is the way think of it n i hate using glue

[@stickem1974]

Enjoyed the video and tips. Soldering has always seemed so simple, but have always sucked at it. Man, you can throw those 25,30 watt in the fucking trash.

[@SuperDrake79]

I’ve been soldering everything imaginable since the early 90’s and I still make mistakes. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mrguy7837]

1000th like!

[@MikeyTwoCrows]

Lol from America.

[@jakeclauson9863]

Jokes on you! Iv never soldered anything! So no never made those mistakes! Naa jk I forget my shrink wrap every time...

[@gravit8ed]

ALUMINUM. Go ahead, say it out loud.

[@mickd8188]

ALUMIN-I-UM... you're not pronouncing the 2nd I You don't say Titan-um,

[@D20MCK]

There's so many crap soldering videos on KZbin & we've now got another one!

[@TomleyRC]

Maybe you should make some better ones then David 😎👌

[@D20MCK]

@@TomleyRC standard response from every youtuber that gets any criticism. Maybe I should make one, I'll get complaints about my Scottish accent.

[@TomleyRC]

Try constructive criticism next time and you may get a better response. Every video has a dozen people in the comments that know better, but rarely do they say anything more than what you’ve said above. I expect you’re the sort of person that shouts and complains at sportsmen & women on the TV saying how crap they are from your reclining lazy boy arm chair

[@D20MCK]

@@TomleyRC I don't actually, I'm known for helping everyone at my local rc club set up their electronics, taking faulty chargers/esc whatever it is and repairing them for free.

[@TomleyRC]

@@D20MCK nice… these videos are Free as well. Does anyone just randomly come and tell you how crap you are and then walk off? Just curious 🧐

[@NeoIsrafil]

Bah, you brits, pronunciation as bad as your soldering iron. Get a Weller like a good solid professional. ;) seriously though, I thought it was BS, ive owned many soldering irons before I got the Weller soldering station... but it does ACTUALLY make a difference. The iron keeps its temperature so strictly and the digital control... I can solder ONTO LIPO TOPS without them burning. Like.. what other iron can do that? Its nuts...

[@DESOUSAB]

So many RC videos demonstrating how to solder. I don't want to f'ing solder. I want to buy something that is plug and play. Is it really that difficult? No, it isn't. The PC industry seems to have figured this out, and managed to grow their markets several time over by moving to "plug and play". Is anyone in the industry listening. NO MORE F'ING soldering.

[@DaveyGa]

I'm just happy you didn't call it SODDER... silly Yanks..

[@PGBVlogs]

lol english is dumb im from us and i swear half the sh!# i say is wrong

[@MauzyrockRC]

As an extreme amateur to the hobby, gotta say you nailed all the things. Thanks for the knowledge!!!

[@chriss1914]

More power does not mean more heat transfer. A clean tip means more heat transfer along with putting solder on the iron to make good contact without a lot of pressure

[@MCsCreations]

A bigger tip also helps.

[@chriss1914]

@MC's Creations It adds thermal mass, there is a lot to soldering. It takes lots of experience and can't be learned in 20 minutes. This video is pretty decent and gives good advice

[@huckaberryfpv4986]

@@MCsCreations that's what she said😂

[@MCsCreations]

@@huckaberryfpv4986 Ouch... That would burn! 😬

[@notice_fpv]

Agreed. More power simply equates to More Heat TO Transfer. The larger tip help with transfer as there's more surface area touching and passing heat. This is also why a lil' dab of solder on the tip greatly helps heat transfer! More surface area passing heat. Conversely, this is why it harder to get heat into ground plugs or pads. Typically, any ground location shares the "ground plane" (a monolithic sheet of metal that lives inside the pcb) with all the other locations. There's a LOT of heat dissipation there (Damn, I should just go make my own video! 🤣)

[@lf_mocs]

Can't say I'm not guilty for a few of these lol

[@somedude3601]

We all are. No one is perfect.

[@heady2008]

One final tip especially when using a metal "helping hands" tool. If soldering on battery connectors always cut and solder one wire at once and insulate the connectors

[@chriss1914]

I have been soldering every day for the past 25+ years this video has solid advice.

[@marcusrcs1885]

I've done so meny of these mistake it's nice to no I am not the only person xddd

[@wordreet]

Solder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not soder

[@bbeckers24]

Made several of those and others, but great video. I always hated soldering but have begun to enjoy it. Biggest thing to help get good is good tools.

[@TheNamesArif]

exactly! after I started using high quality solder and more powerful iron. soldering got way easier

[@DustyFingersRC]

I made a point to remember the hear shrink the other day, once done. I had forgotten the heat shrink 😆 Great tips👍🏼

[@BlueDually4x4]

Forgetting the heat shrink is the electrical version of forgetting to put the nut on the tube before flaring it. Patience is a big thing with soldering too.

[@firewaffle1]

We were told at school we were NOT allowed to touch the solder to the soldering iron. It never worked😂

[@LordMithril]

missing the heatshrink, multiple times, on the same freaking piece of wire. Also EC5 connector. 1st good solder, forgot to put the plastic part on first. remove, put plastic on, screw up connection because i was annoyed with forgetting it the first time. So it doesnt hold. Get more annoyed, resolder with a good connection. look to the side, see the again forgotten plastic piece. all in all took me about 5 attempts and lots of swearing to solder 1 connector.

[@ryanfredrickson832]

I can't believe you said solder when it's really sodder!!...🤣🤣 Thanks for the tips

[@soma_rc]

Buying decisions: What if one day I need to solder the world? Better get that fancy expensive one with all the bells and whistles. Ends up in the closet, used 2x a year 😬

[@stevec821]

I’ve never really been any good at “soldering” but I’ve always been able to get by. These tips will really help me in the future, thanks 👍🏻😎 “Sodding” is something completely different & I don’t think KZbin would let you show that 😆😂🤣

[@T0x1c0v3r]

A tiny ts100 is actually 65watts )

[@filsdedieu100]

Thank you :-)

[@rrrccc1571]

Great advice! I have done most of those mistakes and also melted a connector. It definitely takes a bit of practice to sodddder

[@robinsrcadventures]

One of the biggest things that gets on my nerves when watching vids is when the yanks say sodder. Does my head in 😖

[@TomleyRC]

😅

[@brianellison3525]

Was working at an electronics manufacturer in the 80's. I was building transformers and large resistance coils. Lots of soldering. Now I build a lot of wiring harnesses for bikes, hotrods, and trucks. I've gotta say that you hit on all good points, and a few of these, I'm still guilty of. I can be lazy about changing irons between different jobs needing points instead of chisel tips, so . . . The missed shrink tube, OMG! I hope you and yours are warm and well. Have fun.

[@masjuggalo]

I tend to use uninsulated crimp connectors and solder them after but I use a butane torch to heat it

[@JLCPCB]

Great video! 🙂

[@TheRCScotsman]

And when it's your birthday, you are not one year "odder", you're one year "older".

[@basementracer]

It's defo Sol der not sod er. I am English living in the USA and these clowns love to SODDER lol. You are true and correct Mr Tomley. Food for thought, what happens when you mix the words Sodder and Tomley............................................... hehe

[@smokeyfpv8975]

Hey mister Tomley, i forget my heatshrinks every time so i bougt a little bottle of conformal coating and blob it on there. and you can also use it ti waterproof other electronics on your crawler/rs rigs :D

[@jondoe6618]

Great vid! And yea everyone has been guilty of these things. Including how to even say it! It’s pronounced sodder. The L is silent. Good day!! Lol

[@sgecko7]

This is the one thing I hate doing. I always end up with a fugly solder... I mean, it's my fault and have to "git gud", but I hate soldering haha

[@harlyquin]

if I'm soldering a plug i plug another plug into it just to make sure the plug I'm soldering dose not over heat, also 7:27 so glad you said this

[@HertsRCModels]

If your soldering connectors for RC it is best to put a male in a female or vice versa this stops you melting the connector or deforming the connector no mention of this ! might be wort adding

[@anthonylim2428]

1:22 I have one of these and have no problem for all my RC stuff. I've used it for 10 and 12 gauge wires with no issues.

[@JPRC_CRAZINESS]

Haha!! So true!!! If you say you haven’t made any of those mistakes…YOUR A LIAR 🤥🤣

[@rctraildriversuk-lone-wolfvide]

I kind of enjoy soldering done plenty like twin motor rc planes but the one i hate is XT90, i will use EC5 rather than 90`s

[@derricksazrc3411]

I have that same mat and those same arms. I have too small of a gun and I feed to much so I will definitely use the dap trick

[@TheFlood69]

You missed the biggest mistake; accidentally grabbing the hot bit of the iron! :D