What type of plastic XT60 and EC5?
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markz
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Most likely Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
markz
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Yeah your probably right, I was just winging it and used web search.
BotoXbz said:
Thomsontouring
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Just tested an XT90 I had lying around. It's definitely nylon. (My day job is Plastics Engineering) Melting point is around 475°F. ABS melts around 360°F. But you can still melt nylon with a soldering iron, which normally runs around 700.
If you are soldering onto an XT60 and the pins start to sag out of alignment, here are some tips.
Use a big enough soldering iron so the entire soldering job can be done quickly. I use a 100W soldering iron with a fat chisel tip, which provides lots of thermal mass, so the iron doesn't cool down as soon as it touches the subject.
Insert the male and female connectors together, and don't separate them until the soldering is done and the plastic has cooled down.
Use a big enough soldering iron so the entire soldering job can be done quickly. I use a 100W soldering iron with a fat chisel tip, which provides lots of thermal mass, so the iron doesn't cool down as soon as it touches the subject.
Insert the male and female connectors together, and don't separate them until the soldering is done and the plastic has cooled down.
liveforphysics
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spinningmagnets said:
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docw009
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You're talking about the quality units. I got a bag of cheapo's off ebay that were off color, didn't fit my others very well, and caused me to use a better soldering method to reduce heat, as they would melt easy.
