grndak4x4@home.com ("Kyle Kozubal") wrote in
<002b01c05ce0$34fd0240$deee0818@hmmnd1.in.home.com>:
>I have soldered many many items in my life, both with my Weller 'pencil'
>style solder gun and with my Craftsman 'gun-trigger' style gun. The
>pencil style is rated at 25 wattts while the gun-trigger style is rated
>at upto 200 watts(adjustable from 100-200watts); the pencil soldering
>gun I only use on small jobs and thin wires and of course the beast I
>use on thick wires/cables. How thick of wire can I effectively solder,
>one which will product a quality solder?? I need to solder a 2 ring
>'lugs'/terminals onto 4-6gauge stranded wire(truck's main battery
>cables, pos/neg)and just curious how will it turn out? I will, of
>course, only be using the larger Craftsman soldering gun. Any info,
>help, or suggestions are greatly appreciated as I would like to get the
>new military style battery cable 'clamps' on this next weekend.
>THANKS!!! Kyle
>93 Dakota 4x4 V6
Coming from an aircraft construction/maintenance standpoint, using solder
to connect a terminal to a wire is a big no-no. Crimp the terminal onto
the wire for the physical (mechanical) connection, then fill it with solder
to ensure a good electrical connection.
---Jon-
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