inertianinja
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I'm in the middle of this mod, but totally new to soldering.
I'm practicing on the stock cable, trying to tin the wires, and I can't get the solder to stick.
I have read up on soldering basics, and apparently you're supposed to tin the iron, then heat up the wire and get the solder to flow on. I can't get this to happen.
I have tried applying solder to the wire directly, with no luck.
I have tried burning off the enamel before tinning, which leaves a lot of black matter on the wire, and *at best* the solder will stick in clumps.
In either case, I can't get the solder to flow onto the wire.
I have tried playing with the heat settings on my iron (Weller 5-40W adjustable), and hotter/cooler doesn't seem to work any better.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
I'm practicing on the stock cable, trying to tin the wires, and I can't get the solder to stick.
I have read up on soldering basics, and apparently you're supposed to tin the iron, then heat up the wire and get the solder to flow on. I can't get this to happen.
I have tried applying solder to the wire directly, with no luck.
I have tried burning off the enamel before tinning, which leaves a lot of black matter on the wire, and *at best* the solder will stick in clumps.
In either case, I can't get the solder to flow onto the wire.
I have tried playing with the heat settings on my iron (Weller 5-40W adjustable), and hotter/cooler doesn't seem to work any better.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?