I have never soldered before but your video is done so well, that I am excited to go give soldering a try! Thank you for making such a concise, easy to follow tutorial!
Is it better to slide the wire strands together before twisting them together as in the first example or simply x-cross them & then twist them together as in the second example?
How do you solder 020 /14 gauge security wire when it's hanging from a door lock and you have to juggle the iron, solder and hold the wires in mid air as you don't have access to a table, bench or even clams to hold them? Nor would it reach a table anyway. No one ever shows videos of that!
I just picked your most recent video to ask a question about RGB led lights with a 4 pin connector. I have the led lights in my car they came from O'Reilly's but one of the pins broke so I cut the connector off in hopes to hardwire it but the lights also plugged into a little box with a nob so when you turn it the lights change. Well I no longer have the box so what I have is 2 RGB light strips that are connected with about 3 feet in between them(one above the pedals for driver side and one for passenger side under dash) the wire is cut off at the part that plugged into the box.. I was gonna wire the power to the fuse box and ground the ground wire but I don't know what color is what. I have a blue,white,black,and red. I'm gonna use a 3 prong switch to turn them on(I know it will only be one color). How do I accomplish this? Sorry so long
Ive always taken the amateur route and used connectors but am now taking the plunge into soldering to do it properly. I just wondered if I should use Flux or just solder with Flux core solder?
I always have a tough time when I'm stripping the wire in the middle, and it breaks the wire in half. Any strategy to help that? Has this happened to you?
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I have never soldered before but your video is done so well, that I am excited to go give soldering a try! Thank you for making such a concise, easy to follow tutorial!
Is it better to slide the wire strands together before twisting them together as in the first example or simply x-cross them & then twist them together as in the second example?
It's a lot easier to twist the strands using the stripped piece of insulation before pulling it off the wire, especially with thinner gauges.
I actually dont think it is
How do you solder 020 /14 gauge security wire when it's hanging from a door lock and you have to juggle the iron, solder and hold the wires in mid air as you don't have access to a table, bench or even clams to hold them? Nor would it reach a table anyway. No one ever shows videos of that!
What type of solder and flux should i get!
I just picked your most recent video to ask a question about RGB led lights with a 4 pin connector. I have the led lights in my car they came from O'Reilly's but one of the pins broke so I cut the connector off in hopes to hardwire it but the lights also plugged into a little box with a nob so when you turn it the lights change. Well I no longer have the box so what I have is 2 RGB light strips that are connected with about 3 feet in between them(one above the pedals for driver side and one for passenger side under dash) the wire is cut off at the part that plugged into the box.. I was gonna wire the power to the fuse box and ground the ground wire but I don't know what color is what. I have a blue,white,black,and red. I'm gonna use a 3 prong switch to turn them on(I know it will only be one color). How do I accomplish this? Sorry so long
Does it need flux?
Imma try this my peddles to my racing sim got cut in half ( user error from righting to much after cleaning) this seems simple I’m hoping it works 🤞🤞
Ive always taken the amateur route and used connectors but am now taking the plunge into soldering to do it properly. I just wondered if I should use Flux or just solder with Flux core solder?
Its amazing how many people (and industries) are anti-solder and pro crimp. I try to do both when possible
Without flux us fine for small wires
I always have a tough time when I'm stripping the wire in the middle, and it breaks the wire in half. Any strategy to help that? Has this happened to you?
Be more gentle
Get a wire stripper
Nice tips!
What's that tool called? 🧐
Soldering iron, lineman pliers/side cutters, razor knife.
@Welstial precision/automatic wire stripper
Nice.
I like to use flux on the wire to be soldered. Better solder flow and faster.
Flux ?
You don't really need it if you have rosin core
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Thanks for creating and sharing the video!