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| [title] Prepare new battery for installation | |
| [* black] The battery will come with more wire than what is needed so you will need to cut the wire to about to __ long | |
| - | [* black] Tin the Wire |
| - | [* black] Strip away about __ mm of insulation. |
| - | [* black] I carefully used a nail clipper but any sharp tool will do. Be careful not to cut the wire too short or else you will have to solder a new wire onto the battery intself. |
| - | [* black] Apply a small amount of flux to the wire |
| - | [* black] To a clean iron tip apply a small amount of solder. |
| - | [* black] Place the tip of the tinned iron onto the fluxed wire until the solder wicks into the exposed wire. |
| + | [* black] ''***Tin the Wire***'' [link|https://www.instructables.com/Strip-and-Tin-Wires-Like-a-Pro/|(Link to Helpful Guide for Stripping and Tinning Wires)|new_window=true] |
| + | [* black] Use a pair of side cutters to strip away about __ mm of insulation. |
| + | [* icon_caution] Be careful not to cut the wire too short or else you will have to remove the yellow kapton tape from the battery and solder a new wire onto the battery itself. |
| + | [* black] Apply a small amount of flux to the now exposed wire. |
| + | [* icon_note] Adding flux to the wire will aid in the tinning process |
| + | [* black] To a clean iron tip, apply a small amount of solder. |
| + | [* black] Place the tip of the tinned iron onto the fluxed wire until the solder wicks into the wire. |