How To Solder Thick Wires Together

First well make a joint from some stranded wire to a tag on a loudspeaker.

How to solder thick wires together. I plunge the end of the wire into the pool and the insulation burns away in a matter of seconds. First clean the wire and the terminal meticulously and tin the wire with Sn60 or better yet Sn63 tin-lead solder. Solder the Wire Joint.

Un-twist the strands fan out slide the ends strands together overlapping each of the strands so they intermingle roll this area splice in your hands fingers now solder the strands all together on masse. If the wire is multi-stranded twist the strands together. Awesome guide you are a lifesaver.

Just like you would do with two solid wires. This is called tinning the wire. Ad Quality Solder Wire Drawing Machine.

Youll get a straight wire that has a little sideways bump in it so get a larger shrink tube to isolate it youll need two times the diameter of one wire. If the wire is stranded twist the strands together with your fingers. Preload the Soldering Iron Tip with Solder Wire.

N ext apply flux along the joint using a brush or scrap of wire. Hold it on the wire for 3-4 seconds. For magnet wire I like to set the iron as hot as possible and get a small pool of solder on a chisel tip.

When the temperature is high enough the solder will flow around and through the individual strands effectively giving you a solid wire to work with. Feed the wire through the hole in the tag. Is there a way to do this effectively without compromising current draw.