Guys i have 12 arms to fix do you recon if i use a fine saw and cut the carbon plate just wide enough to fit the motor wires in ..instead of all the desoldering / desoldering would it make a huge difference to the structural integrity?..if so i would be a quick solution..any thoughts?
Hi Richard,
I thought of doing that, but I thought it might affect the strength/integrity of the carbon plate. I then thought that I could cut strips off the old carcon fibre plates (that get replaced with the modified ones), and glue them to cover the cuts I had made, to strengthen it up , but even then I was reluctant to mess with such a vital part of the machine.
I ended up soldering. Soldering, as I've said before, is a pain in the ***, you need a good soldering iron with controlled heat and one of those stands with the 2 clips to hold things. I also use a magnifying glass (think I've got a video about this on my website). The biggest problem, in my opinion, is not the soldering itself, but de-soldering the two wires, which seem to have been soldered on with some sort of factory solder which is very heat resistant and coated with something. I used a small snips to snip the cable and the top layer of solder off the connections, then cleaned it up to solder it back. The trick with solder is like robbing a bank, get in and out quickly and try and avoid the heat!. If you're going to cut the carbon plate and maybe glue strips on afterwards to cover the cuts, buy yourself a small Dremel for the cutting, takes all the effort out of it..
It all worked well , my video is really stable, but it's gone cold as hell here so I'm not flying!! Good luck!
PS. If you go to some electrical workshop it could be worth your while paying them a few bob to do the work for you...