ProTek RC Carbon Fiber Soldering Jig
About this part
This is the ProTek R/C Carbon Fiber Soldering Jig. This small and lightweight carbon fiber jig is designed to quickly and easily hold your wires, Deans, XT60 and bullet connectors to make convenient work of your soldering needs.
Featuring a spring loading sliding movement, the jig opens up when compressed allowing you to insert your wires or connectors. When compression is released, the spring loaded bottom plate pulls back with clamping force, providing a secure hold while you work.
The jig features a rectangular 17x10mm slot that securely fits Deans/T-Style and XT60 sized connectors, as well as two 8mm holes to fit the bullet connector of your choice. If you just need to solder or tin wires, the vertical posts open up to 10mm providing plenty of space for a variety of wire AWG's. To keep the jig planted, four rubber feet on the bottom keep it from moving around while you work.
Specifications:
Weight: 55g
Dimension: 70x60x30mm
Material: Carbon Fiber
Warning: Carbon Fiber conducts electricity! Never insert two bullet connectors from a battery into the 8mm bullet holes at the same time!
ProTek R/C is an AMain Sports & Hobbies brand.
CA Residents Prop 65 Warning
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov Details...Reviews4.1 · 13 reviews
Very disappointment in this tool. One of the aluminum posts had stripped threads in the carbon fiber plate.
When you need an extra hand you can’t beat this. No more burning unwanted things.
Great product for what it is. Nothing too much to say, made of high quality materials
This jig works great. I have used it with battery bullets, t-style connectors, and many other connectors. It’s a little on the light side, but I added 10 grams of vehicle weights with double sided tape and that solved that problem. Though don’t really need to add weights as that is just a personal preference.
Brought this and it holds nothing in place, now I have to buy a better jig an loose my money. I don’t know how it got all these stars.
Reviewers generally praise the jig's clamping, compact size and carbon fiber build, and many report it holds Deans, bullet and T-style connectors well during soldering. Several say it is handy for freeing up hands and avoiding burns. Two recurring complaints concern peg or post threads stripping in the carbon plate after limited use, with one reviewer reporting it is still usable on one side. Some reviewers find the jig too light and prone to sliding under pressure, and one reviewer's experience was that it held nothing in place. Opinions on stability therefore differ, and a few reviews were from unverified or older purchases.
- + Holds Deans and bullet connectors well
- + Compact and light, easy to reposition
- + Good build quality and carbon fiber look
- + Useful extra hand, reduces burns
- − Pegs or posts can strip the threads
- − Too light; slides under soldering pressure
- − Did not hold connectors securely for one reviewer