Replacing Battery Connectors The SAFE Way
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- čas přidán 29. 11. 2019
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Couple of other things to consider: 1, it’s a good idea to plug the connector into a socket when soldering- that way, if the plastic melts slightly then resets, your pins will still line up. 2, a bit of blu tack works way better than the helping hand tool- I use that tool only when I use the loupe/ magnifying glass thingy. Put the blu tack on something heavy and heatproof- I use a chunky marble coaster. 3, if you do cut the wires too short for heat shrink, you can use liquid insulation tape. This is a black bitumen type substance that you paint on. Added bonus- it’s more flexible than heat shrink (and it waterproofs your connector to a degree). I usually take the pack apart, solder a new lead onto the tabs, and reassemble- but that’s not for the faint of heart or novice solderers. Great video as always!
Hey! I really like your organizational skills. Well done. One little thing I can add is if you have a lot of soldering to do. Simply "Dip" the wire into the flux. It saves time. Thanks again.
Awesome video. Happy Thanksgiving! Really enjoy your channel. Your approach is always on the positive side and factual. Thanks for all you do.
Thank you for sharing you experience
Thanks a lot for sharing this piece of info! Cheers!
Hey Mr Shutterbug...Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family !!!
5:14 It's so nice to have a proper hot air rework station for this sort of thing.
Awesome video! One tip With the lighter: if you put it above or to the side of your workpiece, you can use the blue portion of the flame for a more controlled heat application. I learned this one when cleaning up cut edges of synthetic (plastic) textiles & ropes.
Wow man. My soldering iron would never fit in that connector. But thanks this video helped me so much.
Excellent knowledge sharing
I find Blu-Tack is infinitely better than helping hands.
I´ve heard about Blue-Tack in the past..
now i read this comment and watched a vid,
on how to used Blue-Tack while soldering...
Thought you put wires into it,
which for me doesn`t made a lot of sense to me..
But putting/pressing FC, ESC, Rx e.g. into it makes a lot more sense !!!
So easy to solder wires to them.. GREAT !
bought it right away..
Thank YOU :)
Couldn’t agree more, I grabbed some Electrical putty from work and it works like Blu-Tack
Really wish I'd seen this video a few hours ago
Thanks 🙏
I cut like that once. Once. Hahaha
Lol I burned my hand doing that once
I literally just blew a battery up doing that smh that’s how I got to this video
@@Steven178p lol same!
@@Steven178p the first time I plugged my battery in to charge, I plugged battery in to charge cables before plugging them into charger. They touched for a sec and sparked, but seem alright. Ya suppose the battery's integrity is still ok? It's been a month since
you shouldnt hang me from a hook, my mother hung me from a hook once... once.
What 1s Lipo charger do u recommend? Thank u for any recommendations u might have and keep up the good work as I really appreciate your channel and the informative content u provide.
I use one like this:
amzn.to/2rSnb6Q
Charges six batteries independently and has adjustable current & voltage. Cheers!
I saw a recommendation for soldering an xt30 that said to always put the "mate" on the plug while heating so that the pins can't move. I think I'd do the same on this little BT2.0. It matters more for the male side maybe, but just seems safer in all situations to me. The only downside is that there is more metal connected that you have to heat up.
Martin Gates I do this same thing. It does take a bit more heat as the pins will heat soak but at least the plug is aligned and easy to connect and take apart.
Also doing the same !
You might need a bigger chisel solder tip
thats how i do it, but i got a surprise the other day. I had taken off the rubber tips on my helping hands, aaaand i wanted a helping hand, so i clipped onto the xt60 no problem for black wire... and when i went to do the red it exploded! The alligator clip on the helping hands shorted the xt60. No damage or injury besides an exploded xt60 connector. I took off the rubber tips to work on something tiny earlier and neglected to replace them... be careful m'kay
I always put a mating connector on the connector I'm soldering for 2 reasons: 1. to keep pins in place even if the plastic deforms a little, and 2. if it already has wires then it easily indicates the polarity.
Its a good tip for the micro connectors, but youve got to have a screaming hot iron to do it with an xt60 because the other plug and wires suck the heat right out.
@@prescottmajette5290 What soldering iron do you use?
I use a TS100; I usually do bump the temperatures up though for big stuff like XT60s. You can also only partially insert the mating connector so the heat bridge isn't quite so ... severe.
@@GoatZilla Its just some chinese knock off that takes hakko tips. Does up to 480C and 70w though, so its honestly pretty decent. Even with my biggest chisel tip and 480C, those xt60's can be a big pain.
What do you think about a JST XH 2.5 connector for a 1S Lipo like 450mah ? Should be better than a PH2.0 or even PH2.0 Solid Pin. Of course not as good as XT30.
Thanks, every Time nice
What is a safe batt voltage for connector conversion? Could you apply heat to a fully charged batt? Thanks
Could I do this by just splicing the corresponding wires together and using heat shrink?
I have a dead battery with connector and a new one without
Hello mister shutterbug! What do you think about 1s xt30? I'm thinking about trying that out on a mobula 7 I put in a uz80 frame for a 1s and 2s option. I wanted to direct solder the motors also but I cant get the motor plugs off I think they are glued on and dont want to break something prying on the board. Love your videos you are a wealth of knowledge
XT30 will work perfectly for 1S, but it is overkill and heavy for something like a Mob7. I think you would be better off with BT2.0 connector or the GNB27 connector. Even PH2.0 can work quite well if it is a good quality connector with solid pins (I find that nothing is as good as the original PH2.0 designed and manufactured by JST, not any of the rip-offs. You can get them from digikey.com). Hope that helps.
Great video my drone runs a 530mah will a 650mah be ok for a little longer flight time. I am going to swap for a single 2s battery with ec2 connectors.i use the ec2 connector on my 1/24 scale rc crawlers.thanks for the advice ahead of time
I don't know the size of your drone, but 650mah isn't that much bigger than 530mah, so it will probably work. How much flight time you get will depend on many factors including the size of the props and the weight of the drone.
Most people only make that mistake once.
Make a video on when drone battery connector is damage and how to make it homemade
Just an FYI for everyone here. A good tool for FPV pilot's toolbox are ceramic scissors or snips. They are amazingly sharp, hold an edge great, and don't conduct electricity.
Flux is the magic sauce😎
what a great wire clipper :D soo small :P
Any idea if gnb or any other Lipo companies are going to use this bt2.0? I really want to switch over but it’s not very cost effective if other companies aren’t planning on adopting bt2.0. Great video
That's the big question, and it remains to be seen.
Mr ShutterBug the issue I have with ph2.0 is after a number of uses either the battery or pigtail cause the battery voltage to be drastically reduced. I swapped a pigtail and that temporarily fixed the issue now I’m trying deoxit contact cleaner. Someone suggested that to me to cure the issue. They said it’s just oxidation that adds resistance which makes the sagging worse. Just cleaned the connections and gonna charge it up soon so we will see.
Got anything on replacing cells? I have some packs I'd like to use the not damaged cells from to make new packs
Nope. That's harder, but it can be done. Just be careful!
Finally i found this
I did that! Once…ruined the battery…luckily that was all.
I am changing my bluetooth headphones and the original battery have 3 wires but the avaliable lipo battery only have 2 wires is it okay to solder 2 wires instead of 3?
What charger do I need for a poly lith 2pin jst battery. Can not find one ANYWHERE all 3 pin min
Just curious, have you tried this on a brushed Whoop? I have a 💩 load of brushed Whoops that I still fly indoors and I bet this would give a little more consistent power. I still love brushed indoor micros but I HATE the sag especially during fast maneuvers.
I have not tried it on brushed but assume the results would be similar. If you pull more than 5A the BT2 starts to make a difference, but only if the batteries themselves are good.
Mr ShutterBug That’s a good point the brushed varieties aren’t pulling serious amps, I haven’t seen anyone try it and I was curious👍🏻
I’m thinking more flight time over performance 🤷♂️
Nice but where do you buy those connectors
Links in the video description
Jai fait cela mais je crois que j’ai mi trop d’étain du coup avec la thermo sa se voie un peu
Cela est il risque ?
I do sometime
Are you going to do a video on how to do to it with the 2.0 that's on a mylipo 333 battery? Thanks
I don't know if I'd attempt that, but it would be interesting to see the process.
I would love to have BT2.0 on the mylipo 333, but like I said in the video it's really tricky. The tabs are super fragile and sometimes break when trying to get the plastic cover repositioned snugly.
@@MrShutterBug maybe use some silicone glue
( same one as already found on the battery )
to make sure the cable doesn`t rip off..
like a strain relief..
I don`t have any better Idea yet...
but if you make a Video, on how to change,
it would be useful for others too :)
I did put a B.T 2.0 on the mylipo 333 and it wasn't that hard and I wouldn't consider myself that good at soldering. I took it real slow and was able to do it without any problems.
3:20 what is the name of the product?
can this process be done also one the fire thats connected to the drone? I am new to fpv so dont know the correct terms but the connect on both the batteries and the wire thats connected to my drone had a spark when my brother tried connected them but did it the wrong way.
Yes, you can replace the connector on the drone using a similar process. However, if you plugged in the battery backwards, then the flight controller and ESCs are probably damaged. Most circuit boards in this hobby do not have reverse polarity protection.
What about a ps4 controller battery is the cable swappable
If you do cut it that way you're sure to get a butt ton of views and comments 😂
Great demonstration video. 👍🤓
Hi, I have a question, do you connect the + wire to the + side of the BT2 or + wire to the - side of BT2
Serious question? Connect + to +. If you wire the battery backwards, that will destroy most flight controllers.
How about your charger, did you convert it also into BT 2?
I have a 1S whoop charger and some PH2.0-to-BT2.0 adapter wires that I use for charging.
I did that once and shorted a lipo.
the ph2 style , there are smaller ones or larger ones - what are they called ?
I'm not sure what you mean. The smaller ones that are used for motor plugs (and old batteries) are usually JST-PH1.25 (meaning they have 1.25mm pitch). Balance plugs on multi-cell batteries are JST-XH connectors. Hope that helps.
If the cable pulls out from inner tab is the battery shot or can I get a lead into the tab
I would replace the battery unless it is a large expensive battery. It may be possible to repair but it won't be easy. If you attempt it, then please be extra careful about safety.
If you have a wire already attached to a connector, can you solder wires instead of the connector end?
That's my question too I want to replace my drone battery by cutting of the old one's connector and putting it in the new battery
@@aniketsrivastava1870 I can confirm I did it and it worked fine. Mine was converting PH2.0 to ET2.0 on my 1S 250mah.
Been fine for the last 2 months.
@@blackyle3 well that's great I wanted a battery with more capacity and same p.d. so I m getting 750 mah lipo battery instead of older 500 mah
thats fine as long as you get a nice connection
Is it bad to still try putting a new end on a 4s lipo that the guy said he touched the ends together on accident.??
You might be able to save it, depending on the damage. Just be careful working around lipos.
@@MrShutterBug ya idk if its worth it lol
@@MrShutterBug undid the same first time intent to charge a 2s. Plugged in charging wires to battery first and they touched fraction of a second and sparked. It's been couple months now and a few charges, it seems fine. No swelling and battery works and charges fine. Is it potentially at risk?
Can i use electrical tape in connecting the wires?
oh no...
Cut each cable one at a time
can this connector use to brush moto ? mybe anyone can test
ofc you can.. It´s recommended for 1S Quads, doesn`t matter if its Brushless or Brushed...
I want to replace my drone battery by cutting of the old one's connector and putting it in the new battery
Can I do that
Yes, you can remove connectors from old batteries if you want to recycle those connectors. Just be careful. You would not want to damage the battery cell itself and you would not want to cause a short circuit. Those things might create a fire danger.
Accidentally cracked an iPhone battery and it lit up like the 4th of July
this video came too late for me...
I use magic 100% safe 0% effective