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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. |
| - | [* icon_note] I carefully used a nail clipper for this but any sharp tool will do. 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 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. |
| + | [* violet] 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 exposed wire. |