I vote for fatter hubs on those boards. Imo the skinny ones look a bit meh. They offer probably better economy, but still. 
Yeah , this board was designed over a year ago when that wasnāt as popular of a trend .
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Nice
We will see. Got a PoastMote in the works.
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I hope you like it! I donāt.
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what is this deck?
Tayto?
could be, i thought from the picture it has more kicktail/nose unfortunately. iām looking for a board shaped like a regular skate deck, but wider and made for rkp trucks
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soā¦bustin yoface?
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I solder those things, but you have to be extremely brief or the solder wicks up into the connector.
The crimp is nice for holding it together loosely while you solder it 
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Facts, soldering crimps is the way to go.
āBut a good crimpā¦ā
Nobody can get a perfect crimp. Anyone can get a decent solder.
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It takes practice and experience. Plenty of people screw up soldering with cold joints.
IMO crimping is totally adequate for that connector type.
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You guys think I should add a little drop of solder to each JST-XH connector? I could try, but wow that is such a tiny spot to hit with the iron.
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Only if youāre really good at soldering. Youāve got to heat it up from the backside with the iron and just barely add the tiniest bit of solder at just the right moment, and for the briefest of moments.
Otherwise, buying precrimped JST leads is definitely my recommendation
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Robots that assemble automobile parts can get perfect crimps all day long.
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I still use precrimped leads ā unless itās going to be in a skateboard. Then I solder them.
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This harness is for my BMS. I hooked it up yesterday and all cells are reading the correct voltage. Iām assuming you are recommending this to prevent connections from vibrating loose over time?
Yeah technically a perfect crimp is better than a perfect solder ā and I donāt disagree with that.
However, in practice, I can solder a shit ton better than I can crimp, and something about the liquid metal weld makes me feel cozy and trusting.
Those connectors are also so thin, that I question whether a perfect crimp is actually attainable with any tools. But IDK 
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If I use crimped ones, I use the precrimped leads made by robots, and not ones Iāve crimped.
But thatās just me.
I donāt have them with silicone-insulated wiresā¦ yet?
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Crimping is totally fine when you do it right.
Yours look good. I do a good pull test on the first couple as Iām starting a harness. Its pretty easy to see with a visual inspection if youre getting good crimps.
Added bonus for adding silicon to the backside of the connectors
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