geom_tol
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Have you guys experinced problems soldering wires to sheetmetal parts that have a chrome like plating, like the phone jacks that radio shack has?
When I try to solder wires to them the solder just runs around and doesn't want to stick. I heat the stuff up so the plastic parts it's connected to almost melts etc... And I always tin the wires.
Eventually I get the stuff to stick but it's a pain. Sometimes I rough the surface up and that tends to help a little.
On the other hand I never have any problems soldering components and wires to circuit boards.
Is there a simple answer to my problem? Am I doing something wrong?
When I try to solder wires to them the solder just runs around and doesn't want to stick. I heat the stuff up so the plastic parts it's connected to almost melts etc... And I always tin the wires.
Eventually I get the stuff to stick but it's a pain. Sometimes I rough the surface up and that tends to help a little.
On the other hand I never have any problems soldering components and wires to circuit boards.
Is there a simple answer to my problem? Am I doing something wrong?