Soldering Wire Leads to DC Motor

Tormada Motor Assembly:

(Don’t have Pictures for steps 1-4)

1. Cut two 9” 14awg wire leads for motor. (1 Red, 1 Black)2. Slide a clear rubber bullet clip cover over one end of each the red and the black wire

leads.3. Use wire stripper to strip appropriate amount of rubber coating off of the ends of the

wire leads that have the clear bullet clip covers closest to them.4. Clamp bullet clips on that end of each the red and black wire leads, and push the clear

rubber covers over the base of the bullet clips to protect the bullet clip connections cover the copper wire.

5. Strip enough of rubber off of each the red and black wire leads so that there is sufficient bare copper wire to make a solid connection with each of the motor terminals.

6. MAKE SURE to solder the positive(RED) wire lead to the positive motor terminal indicated by the RED circle, and the negative(BLACK) wire lead to the unmarked terminal. See steps (7-9) on next page for how to solder.

7. Securely fasten the stripped copper end of the wire lead to the correct terminal. (See step 6 and picture above to determine which lead attaches to which terminal.) The best way to secure the wire lead to the motor terminal is by feeding the bare copper end of the wire lead through the hole in the terminal so that the wire end is facing away from the motor. Then bend the end of the wire lead around the top of the motor terminal, and clamp it with a pliers.

8. Once a wire lead has been securely clamped to the terminal, it is ready to be soldered. Plug in the soldering iron, and pull the trigger to begin heating the soldering iron tip. After a few seconds of letting the soldering tip heat, melt some solder onto the tip of the soldering iron.

9. Now hold the soldering iron against the copper wrapped around the terminal while continuing to pull the soldering iron trigger. After about 30seconds of heating the copper wire and motor terminal with the soldering tip, begin touching the solder to the exposed copper wire and motor terminal. At around 60seconds

the wire and terminal should be hot enough from the soldering iron that as you touch the tip of the solder to them, the solder will melt and bond to the copper wire and terminal upon cooling. Apply solder to all exposed copper wire in this fashion, binding it to the motor terminal as best you can. This is the recommended method of soldering the motor leads to the motor terminals as simply melting the solder onto the tip of the soldering iron and then trying to smear it on the wire and terminal connection produces a much weaker and less uniform connection.

10. Final connections should have no exposed copper and strong soldered connections. See picture on next page.