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Originally Posted by dexter24
Make sure you keep the male and female plugs together when soldering so they dont change shape if you over heat them while soldering the wires on.............!!!  |
That's the top tip! If you have to hold the iron on for a long time because of your inexperience, then clamp one of the pins in to the metal jaws of a vice.
As dexter says fit the opposite plug to the one you are soldering on so that the metal parts hold their shape if the plastic melts a bit. On the end of the opposite plug their tabs stick out. Clamp the tab that connects to the one you are soldering into the vice. When doing the other tab, clamp its opposite number into the vice.
This acts as a heat sink, and allows you to solder easily. If, however, you hold the iron on for too long, then the excess heat goes into the vice, and doesn't overheat the metal item in the plug. It will also give you more time to position everything and melt the solder, but cool it down faster once you're happy with the joint.
Practice on a small piece of brass or steel. Cut it to the size of the tab on the Deans, hold it in a small pin vice, and try soldering a piece of wire to it. You can take it off and try any number of times by wiping the (hot) solder off the tab with a brush. HTH (and good luck!)
