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Soldering Technique
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This procedure is only good
for Automotive usage. Using this procedure for PC Boards will
destroy them.
You will need a FLAT surface to complete
this repair for your safety.
READ ALL OF
THIS PROCEDURE SEVERAL TIMES SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND IT. DO NOT
PERFORM THE PROCEDURE OUT OF ORDER. THIS WILL RESULT IN DEATH
OR SERIOUS INJURY.
Read our
Safety page
too.
We have available
for download the complete procedure on our
Downloads page
TOOLS NEEDED:
40 watt to 240
watt Soldering gun
15 watt soldering
pencil (for PC Boards)
60/40 solder
heat shrink
14 gauge automotive
wire
Procedure for soldering
Be sure to lay out all
of the tools and wire, before starting.
Start by striping the
wire with wire stripers.
Strip at least 1/2 inch
to 1 inch of the plastic shielding.
Now twist the end of the
wire.
Now repeat for other end
of wire.
Slide on the heat shrink
over one end of the wire and away from the exposed ends of the wire.
Twist the two ends
together.
Using the soldering gun
and solder, tin the end of the solder gun.
Lay a smooth even amount
of solder onto the wire. This may take some time.
If you do not have
another person to hold the wire, clothes pins work well.
The two soldered wires
should look like this
Slide the heat shrink
down over the soldered connection
Heat the heat shrink
with a lighter or small butane torch.
Continue heating until
the heat shrink is completely shrunk around the connection and wire.
Here is the completed
wire with heat shrink.
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