347 - 4mm Bullets

The switch to 4mm bullet plugs have been started.

Yesterday my full supply of batteries (guess I have to implement it with another one or two packs) have been upgraded with 4mm female plugs and two of my Robitronic ESCs gained its male corrispondent.

At now I've upgraded the Speedstar I've planned to use in my Tamiya BBX (to replace the Ko ESC I've fried last year) and the one used in my Kyosho Ultima Dirtmaster.

Here is showed a mistake made in choosing the heat shrink: the black one is the type with glue that I've accidentally bought time ago... luckily, noticed it, I've thrown it away and rescued the correct one To avoid to excessively shorten the cable I've kept it in place only in this ESC.

346 - The Sad Truth

 

The truth is sad: I'm awful with the soldering iron. My last attempt to solder a wire to a T-plug has melted the plastic by the inside... holy crap.

Well the only plugs I can solder without damages are the bullet ones so I ordered some 4mm pairs and I hope the matter is closed.

345 - ESC's Spare Case Designing

 

Yesterday, after failing a pair of soldering attempts (my abilities with the soldering iron are awful) and packing away my stuff, I've noticed that the Robitronic Speedstar 2 I've removed from my RM01 time ago has its case damaged.

I widely use that ESC and I own 4, 5 or more of them and in the past I've noticed already that the plastic of the case is much thin and brittle.

So I'm in the mood to try to design by myself ssome spare cases to 3D print. The suggested site for newbies like me is Tinkercad.com so without rush I will try to do the job, finger crossed.