Originally Posted by royalcrown
About those low-mass RCA connectors, how does one go about soldering them? It seems awkward to get a good solid connection if the wire goes all the way through.
If the tip his hollow, the easiest way would be to shove the wire into the tip, use the iron to heat the tip near the end, and feed the solder into the tip where the wire enters. The heat will pull the solder in. If these are vintage make sure they're clean first, maybe use some extra flux, and use 4% silver solder.
I'm starting to source parts to make some DIY 4ft solid silver balanced interconnects.