Switching to Deans Connectors

[Druid799]

I call your electrical engineering/mechanical engineering and debugging code and raise you a 2yr old child that appears to have feck all wrong with it (as it’s running around like the demented beast that it is) but the mother is insistent the little shit is at deaths door and If you don’t diagnose it’s imaginary problem and cure it then she’s going to complain all the way up to the chief exc !?‍ 

 

[Prisce]

You crazy kids.

You try debugging 2000 lines of machine code at 2am because a production line has mysteriously stopped working!

No thanks, me and computers don’t see eye to eye, haven’t used one in 7 years(all this is on my phone). I’m in awe of anyone who can use a PC like that.

But I’ll raise your 2am prod line to an operating theatre at one of London’s biggest hospitals?

I call your electrical engineering/mechanical engineering and debugging code and raise you a 2yr old child that appears to have feck all wrong with it (as it’s running around like the demented beast that it is) but the mother is insistent the little shit is at deaths door and If you don’t diagnose it’s imaginary problem and cure it then she’s going to complain all the way up to the chief exc !?‍ 

Hmm, I raise your 2 year old, with our 9 year old foster child, she is Satan’s spawn, all caused by lack of thinking and empathy by social services! I tell everyone, one day I’ll awaken to a knife in my chest with her standing over me! She too is very good at the ole acting malarkey and has frequented A&E with silly little things because Social services protocol is to send them if they create any unreasonable fuss.

 

[Druid799]

Hmm, I raise your 2 year old, with our 9 year old foster child, she is Satan’s spawn, all caused by lack of thinking and empathy by social services! I tell everyone, one day I’ll awaken to a knife in my chest with her standing over me! She too is very good at the ole acting malarkey and has frequented A&E with silly little things because Social services protocol is to send them if they create any unreasonable fuss.

You have my sympathy mate , see it time and time again with cares trying to do the right thing , but getting tied up in knots by some f**kwit from social services who hasn’t got a clue what there on about but there the ‘professional’ so there right and your wrong ! ?‍

 

[Rogerborg]

You try debugging 2000 lines of machine code at 2am because a production line has mysteriously stopped working!

Oh, your code had lines did it?  Luxury!

 

[ImTriggerHappy]

Oh, your code had lines did it?  Luxury!

Fuck me a my code is bigger than your code standoff lol

 

[Lozart]

Oh, your code had lines did it?  Luxury!

Well, when I say lines it were more of a series of 1s and 0s in t'road.

 

[MisterG]

Oh, your code had lines did it?  Luxury!

I found C harder to follow than Assember for that reason, but never had to use them in anger after learning them at Uni.

It was so long ago, all I can remember is mov AX,BX and a few other bits and pieces.

 

[Adolf Hamster]

Fuck me a my code is bigger than your code standoff lol

On a forum about toy guns too, i think we might just have reached peak nerd.

 

[Lozart]

On a forum about toy guns too, i think we might just have reached peak nerd.

You say that like it's a bad thing...

 

[Adolf Hamster]

You say that like it's a bad thing...

Touche sir, touche...

 

[Rogerborg]

Well, when I say lines it were more of a series of 1s and 0s in t'road.

Ones?  You 'ad ones?

We 'ad zeros, and damn glad of it, then when we came 'ome from code pit, dad would thrash us to sleep wi' 'is bootstrap.

 

[MisterG]

The oh shit moment when you realise the soldering iron won't work, even though it was fine last week....

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[Sitting Duck]

The oh shit moment when you realise the soldering iron won't work, even though it was fine last week....

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More like....

The moment you realise - $HIT which wire was positive/negative

unless there is a thin red line I can't see in pic

also each wire should ideally have its own tube if possible

(just in case a wire comes adrift and touches other terminal or something)

FUSE - plug socket/extension lead ???

unusual for irons to just blow like that

I've given my cheapo one loads of abuse.....

(keep telling it how crap it is and I'm going to replace it with a Weller - I have had it in tears at times)

Forgot I had the thing still on and been roasting away trying to cook a Sunday dinner - oops

Tip is a bit curved and stubby - sod it take it out, file it down to a point some more

still keeps on chugging away - well I bought two cheap solder kits from RS or somewhere over 10 years ago

and the things keep going though not used every day, but have done many console & other stuff before peew peew

check all fuses/wires - ergh and your polarity if you get the iron working again

 

[MisterG]

More like....

The moment you realise - $HIT which wire was positive/negative

unless there is a thin red line I can't see in pic

+ve goes into the front of the gear box, I made sure I knew as both wires are silver, ? no red line

also each wire should ideally have its own tube if possible

(just in case a wire comes adrift and touches other terminal or something)

- They will, the long black tube was there already, was going to put the individual shrink tube on after tinning the wires

FUSE - plug socket/extension lead ??? 

- Tried all those before I gave up, just ordered a new one, old one was a cheap silverline one from years ago

check all fuses/wires - ergh and your polarity if you get the iron working again.

Was tempted to take it apart, but ran out of time and a new one with loads of accessories was £15 from Amazon Prime delivered tomorrow.  I've got a 25 year old one in the garage, but it is very rusty and has a huge tip, which I couldn't remove last time I tried to use it, hence the Silverline.  Fortunately not planning to play this weekend.

Was a bit frustrating, had an hour free so thought I would get it done.

 

[Sitting Duck]

- They will, the long black tube was there already, was going to put the individual shrink tube on after tinning the wires

Was tempted to take it apart, but ran out of time and a new one with loads of accessories was £15 from Amazon Prime delivered tomorrow.  I've got a 25 year old one in the garage, but it is very rusty and has a huge tip, which I couldn't remove last time I tried to use it, hence the Silverline.  Fortunately not planning to play this weekend.

Was a bit frustrating, had an hour free so thought I would get it done.

F*ck it - that old 25 year one is likely an arc welder so ideal for doing deans

my 20/25w one is great for consoles, wiring to switch & making up 3034 mosfets

but does struggles a little bit doing 15awg onto deans (yeah it is in between 16 & 14 awg)

and a bit more on thicker silicon wire on LiPo batteries to deans - think some might be 12awg

probably should get say a 35/40w but I get by (just - but really should look out for a cheap beefier one)

 

[MisterG]

The new one I got is 60w

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06Y5HVCMG/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hopefully will be up to the job.  I probably solder once every couple years, though might be more frequent with Airsoft ?

 

[Sitting Duck]

The new one I got is 60w

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06Y5HVCMG/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hopefully will be up to the job.  I probably solder once every couple years, though might be more frequent with Airsoft ?

f*ck me that is a good find there....

I'd be happy with that kit for most stuff

fine tip & low heat for intricate work

larger tip & turn up the heat for deans etc....

yeah I'd be pleased with that - though maybe not quite as pleased as this guy.....

only minor gripe - could have chucked in some flux or flux pen - but good kit all the same

 

[Albiscuit]

This thread has got me thinking I should swap out my new guns and batteries to deans now...

 

[Adolf Hamster]

This thread has got me thinking I should swap out my new guns and batteries to deans now...

Yes, yes you should, i do it to every new gun and battery before i even use it

 

[Druid799]

This thread has got me thinking I should swap out my new guns and batteries to deans now...

YES do it ! Tamiya’s are just so inefficient compared to basically all the other connector systems out there but yea go with deans as that’s basically the standard that everyone uses . ?