How To Properly Cut & Solder RC boat Flex Cable

Quick video on how to properly cut and solder your RC Boat Flex Cable. Flexcable assemblies can be expensive so you want to take every precaution no to ruin and prolong the life of your Cable.
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  • @finders-keepers1518
    @finders-keepers15182 жыл бұрын

    Dude you seriously put out the best content....I mean this is stuff we NEED to know👍

  • @madmicsrc6834
    @madmicsrc68342 жыл бұрын

    I just tried soldering a few new flexshafts for my zonda and it worked well thanks so much for the video

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes sir. Good luck with the build, build it IRONCLAD 💪

  • @Da-bi2bp
    @Da-bi2bp10 ай бұрын

    I agree !! This is the most learning I have ever done when it comes to RC Boats. Keep them coming. Since I have found this channel, I can build anything and try it and its fun, that is the point. I don't think there is one question that I had that was not answered by this channel. Keep putting them out there for all of us !!❗

  • @cbseashorevlog6310
    @cbseashorevlog63102 жыл бұрын

    Thanks to your video sir . Now i know how to cut and solding the shaft..👍👍👍

  • @proracing9672
    @proracing96729 ай бұрын

    loved it, i think you are the only person who learned me the most in only on video!!

  • @hoodatdare7039
    @hoodatdare70392 жыл бұрын

    SAVED THAT VIDIO

  • @1983dmd
    @1983dmd Жыл бұрын

    Very,very informative and interesting !

  • @mirocapin4759
    @mirocapin47592 жыл бұрын

    love the tips👍👍

  • @rodneyrasmussen1199
    @rodneyrasmussen11992 жыл бұрын

    Awesome fun channel BIG B

  • @rafa6694
    @rafa6694 Жыл бұрын

    Obrigado IRONCLAD RC

  • @christalvin235
    @christalvin2352 жыл бұрын

    your video its so helping sir...thank you for the guidance..this time we just cut the flex cable, I don't know how to make it neat and durable sir haha..hopefully after following your instructions, this flexible cable can be durable sir

  • @SnapperHeadUnlimited
    @SnapperHeadUnlimited2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly what I was looking for, I think my cable wasn't tinning because I wasn't dipping the flex cable into flux prior to dipping.

  • @JoaoPaulo-pb9zv
    @JoaoPaulo-pb9zv Жыл бұрын

    Hey Big B congrats from Portugal. I would appreciate some help,and at the same time always interested in your videos, great stuf. I have a fiberglass boat its old but its in good shape, but i have a serious problem. Because its old spare parts you know... none! I broke the flex cable that was in the boat and i only have a spare one... I search from Proboat or Traxxas and other brands but here in Portugal its very diffucult to search specificatios. So i need help of course... the flex cable must be at least 290 mm long till drive dog, the flex part 3.5mm width and the shaft 4.7 mm width. I was seing recoil 2 flex cable but i dont find the specs. Coud you help me?

  • @courtneyroy270
    @courtneyroy2702 жыл бұрын

    Great video, the rag you used ,was it wet or dry, and did you put solid solder into the jcrucibal first then heat it up or did you burn it of the reel

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's solid solder. And the rags was dry but it doesn't matter wet or dry

  • @mattcollinson9959
    @mattcollinson9959 Жыл бұрын

    This cable is produced as free cutting or non free cutting. The cutting method will work just fine so long as its wound properly. The non free cutting stuff needs a cautery or a weld ish type thing like a grind to keep the strands from fraying and unwinding along the diameter of the core.

  • @jamestourangeau6765
    @jamestourangeau6765 Жыл бұрын

    I have a blackjack 42 with a castle creations ESC and 2 of the Veles 29. What is the best props?????

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    Жыл бұрын

    Oxidean 42 high rake for 29 and abc 1816 for 42

  • @jamestourangeau6765
    @jamestourangeau6765 Жыл бұрын

    I was looking at my veles 29 what a thin ass pos. Factory holes in it.

  • @SuperGagliano
    @SuperGagliano Жыл бұрын

    Kannst du mir sagen welche Flexwelle noch auf die Blackjack 29 passt. Oder eine gute Alternative stabiler mit freundlichem Gruß

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    Жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure .150 fex 3/16 stub shaft will work

  • @meallbhan
    @meallbhan2 жыл бұрын

    Do you have any videos on how to properly cut a notch for the dog drive grub screw?

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully this will help Go to 5 minutes in this video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hHik1LKFqLveaMo.html

  • @meallbhan

    @meallbhan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IRONCLADRC Thanks very much, perfect.

  • @jamestourangeau6765
    @jamestourangeau6765 Жыл бұрын

    Silver solder the end

  • @Dr_Jet
    @Dr_Jet2 жыл бұрын

    Have you run it with the deeper strut yet? Results?

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep just back. Oh man that's what it needed submerged drive. Working on video now

  • @meallbhan
    @meallbhan2 жыл бұрын

    So there's no need to solder the cable before cutting to stop it fraying?

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    2 жыл бұрын

    No it should be fine.

  • @timothydeview7356
    @timothydeview735610 ай бұрын

    Show me how to solder a cable on to a stubshaft with a barrel conecter Tim

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    9 ай бұрын

    Ive Never done that before

  • @robertscadlock8678
    @robertscadlock867810 ай бұрын

    What kind of solder What kind of flux? You use I can’t get the solder to stay on the flex cable

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    10 ай бұрын

    All the grease needs to be off the flex cable, totally clean... I just use common lead free 60/40 electronics solder & Flux. I accidentally put plumbers solder in the crucible one time, mixed with electronic solder worked just as good lol

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    10 ай бұрын

    You gotta slightly heat the flex then Flux it, dip it, whip it, Flux it, dip it, whip it repeat until the solder sticks. Don't get the flex cable to hot because it'll weaken it.

  • @PlancksTime
    @PlancksTime Жыл бұрын

    What's the aim for doing this? Should it be done to all RC boats? Do you solder both ends of the cable?

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    Жыл бұрын

    Just solder the end that goes into the collet.if your running a Collet soldering the end doesn't really need to be done, if your running a coupler with grub screws the solder is a must to prevent the grub screw from crimping the cable. Hopefully this helps

  • @paulcooper7162
    @paulcooper71622 жыл бұрын

    Great vid but I never put my good part of the cable into the vice 😊

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep good point. I just had her snug. Not gorilla tight

  • @paulcooper7162

    @paulcooper7162

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IRONCLADRC😊 I like it you cut with the grinder etc that's ideal but on some cables like the brass ones can get away with a hack saw as they don't frey like those fine wire ones,if I had a grinder I'd use it every time to cut my cables

  • @jamestourangeau6765
    @jamestourangeau6765 Жыл бұрын

    Do you have X Maxx rc?

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes sir

  • @jonathandemaria1865
    @jonathandemaria18652 жыл бұрын

    Hope you got glasses on i got a peice of metal in my eye one time. liquid flux and 50/50 solder work well with no need of a crucible

  • @IRONCLADRC

    @IRONCLADRC

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yea I always have my prescription glasses on. I've had Metal in my eye before I'd have to say it's the most aggravating & irritating thing in the world

  • @jamestourangeau6765
    @jamestourangeau6765 Жыл бұрын

    Your funny. That's a Harley tool