How To: Connect up a wire to the Fat Daddy Vapes 510 Connector

[RicModMaker]

Most people know but for those that don't, here is how I connect up a wire to the positive pin of the FDV 510 connector.
How to connect a wire to a FDV 510 connector

 

[BaDaBooM]

You want pre-solder the wire first so its a solid core and then solder it the positive pin just to make sure it soldered all the way threw.

 

[RicModMaker]

You want pre-solder the wire first so its a solid core and then solder it the positive pin just to make sure it soldered all the way threw.

As long as the wire isn't too thick, that would be best.

 

[BaDaBooM]

As long as the wire isn't too thick, that would be best.

You should always do it that way, if wire is too thick then its the wrong wire.

 

[fasteddie600]

For tight builds with a 90deg straight out of the connection I like to use a piece of 2.5mm solid copper soldered into the pin then bent, I then attach the wire to the copper pin and heat shrink it. You do need a reasonably powerful soldering iron or a little blow lamp though.

I found that saves stressing the wire with tight bends, especially as this is a moving part.

Also worth pointing out that any excess solder on/around the pin needs to be cleaned up to ensure smooth movement of the pin.

Just my way, I am sure there are plenty of others!


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[BaDaBooM]

For tight builds with a 90deg straight out of the connection I like to use a piece of 2.5mm solid copper soldered into the pin then bent, I then attach the wire to the copper pin and heat shrink it. You do need a reasonably powerful soldering iron or a little blow lamp though.

I found that saves stressing the wire with tight bends, especially as this is a moving part.

Also worth pointing out that any excess solder on/around the pin needs to be cleaned up to ensure smooth movement of the pin.

Just my way, I am sure there are plenty of others!


Sent from somewhere inside a huge cloud!

I do it this way too and then heat shrink it, if you want a softer solid core that is easier to bend there is silver coated copper wire.