Ok, I'm into my first CMoy build.

I understand how the RLED and LED go together and soldering them... I just don't know what the best way to bind together before soldering.

Do you twist the hookup wire around the connector wire? Visa versa? Don't twist?

Looking for best method... of course, looking for method that will provide best stability of the joint.

Thanks!!!

I think you are better off mounting RLED to the "circuit board" and soldering the wires to that.

MisterX,

Understood... but I'm curious as the best method bind the hookup wire to the RLED before soldering.

Do you simply twist the hookup wire around the RLED connector and then solder?

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I agree with MisterX. It would be better for you to solder the RLED straight into the circuit board. However, it doesn't matter how you solder the RLED to the led as long as it is together. if you want to twist it then go ahead. just usually put some solder on one leg and reheat it and directly put the other leg to it. you have to be fast but it is easy.

What I did to get the LED and resister to "bind" was to pre-tin the LED and the resister with solder. Once they were tinned, I placed them together, and skillfully touched the Iron on top of both and once the solder melted a teeny bit they fused together.

I did the same thing with the LED power wires from the board.

If I'm splicing two leads/wires end to end like that, I'll do it one of two ways. The first is to just "tack" them together like the posts above mention, but I don't always like the results that gives unless you get them perfectly straight. The other is to make a small loop on the end of each lead, hook them together, and crimp each loop down flat with some pliers. This doesn't really end up being much bigger than the first method, and gives it a much more solid mechanical and electrical connection.