Hi everyone,

I have an XT60 male connector soldered to the FC pads of my drone. The other end of the connector is already soldered. To remove this side from the frame, I had to pull off the gray cover and desolder the cables. This method was chosen due to specific constraints, which aren't relevant here.

Situation:

After desoldering and resoldering the XT60 head, I added more solder because my technique isn't perfect. The result is shown in Picture 1. I've ensured there are no shorts, confirmed with a multimeter. Picture 2 shows the gray cover reattached, isolating the cables.

Main Question:

• I'm troubleshooting an issue with my drone where a current spike was detected by a ShortSaver used to protect my drone. This occurred before trying a resoldered FC. I'm methodically troubleshooting and eliminating potential problems one by one. Among the changes I've made, the resoldering of the XT60 cable is one. While it's not the only modification, I'm currently focusing on this specific aspect to determine if it might have caused the issue. Could this be relevant to what happened? Could this have caused the current spike, or since I don't see any shorts, is it unlikely?

Additional Questions:

1. Based on the soldering job shown, could this cause any issues related to the ESC or electrical performance?
2. Are there any other potential impacts I should be aware of?

Photos:

• Picture 1

• Picture 2

Thank you for your help guys!

 

You need a hot, high wattage iron or gun to solder, both male and female, solder potted connectors.
They can be wired much neater than that solder job !