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tomahawk · 11-06-2015, 09:14 AM

I was using solder with a flux core. What i did was tin both sides, crimp wires with needle nose, heat assembly. If I started with too much solder on the pin side from tinning, it would form a small nodule that prevented the pin from locking. What I learned was make sure the wire was not engaged too far and use solder sparingly. I consider my skills with a soldering to be poor...
Tom

11-06-2015, 09:14 AM	#13
tomahawk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 109	I was using solder with a flux core. What i did was tin both sides, crimp wires with needle nose, heat assembly. If I started with too much solder on the pin side from tinning, it would form a small nodule that prevented the pin from locking. What I learned was make sure the wire was not engaged too far and use solder sparingly. I consider my skills with a soldering to be poor... Tom