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Soldering a viablue 3.5

post #1 of 3
9/4/11 at 3:33am
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is it just me or is it difficult soldering the 3.5 viablue. Ive soldered the left chanel but for the hell of me cannot solder the Jena wire to the right chanel.

Any help would be great
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post #2 of 3
9/4/11 at 6:17pm

via blue's are just challenging.. you've done right soldering the left channel first.  is your problem that the solder wont stick to the connector?

 

if so you just got to get it hotter by holding the iron on it.. its one of those things we dont like to do b/c it risks melting the connector spacers, but the solder wont flow onto it.

 

or probably better yet..

 

drip a glob of solder onto the right terminal, and then hold the tinned wire against the glob, and heat the glob and wire simultaneously until they meld together.

 

 

good luck!  its worth it!

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post #3 of 3
9/5/11 at 1:25am
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Originally Posted by Br777 View Post

via blue's are just challenging.. you've done right soldering the left channel first.  is your problem that the solder wont stick to the connector?

 

if so you just got to get it hotter by holding the iron on it.. its one of those things we dont like to do b/c it risks melting the connector spacers, but the solder wont flow onto it.

 

or probably better yet..

 

drip a glob of solder onto the right terminal, and then hold the tinned wire against the glob, and heat the glob and wire simultaneously until they meld together.

 

 

good luck!  its worth it!



 

Thanks Br777.. will give that another try with regards to heating up the Right connector a bit more.. I have tried heating the solder and dropping it on the right connector but it just beads straight off..

 

I'll have another go.. Ive already raped one plug

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