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Cordless soldering irons, wire splicing |
vitamin914 |
Mar 30 2022, 05:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 202 Joined: 8-September 21 From: Toronto Canada Member No.: 25,893 Region Association: Canada |
I have mostly used soldering stations (Metcal and Hakko) that have adjustable temperature controls. Great for benchwork, not so much when you are upside down under the dash.
Weller, Milwaukee, Hakko make some battery powered units and Ive seen some no name butane powered irons. None seem to have much in the way of good temperature control. Twenty years ago I had a butane micro torch / soldiering iron - didn't like it at all. The solder would oxidize in seconds (dross up) and I was forever trying to keeping it clean no matter how low I kept the flame. Put it down the wrong way and the exhaust port would burn the table. I did like the micro torch tip for shrinking heat shrink tubing but that was about it. Anyone have experiences with newer cordless soldering irons - battery or butane? |
ClayPerrine |
Mar 30 2022, 02:31 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,806 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
I have always properly spliced and and soldered wires for automotive use. But I ALWAYS use a "Lineman's Splice". Western Union invented them back in the 1800s, ad they are still in use today.
https://www.onallcylinders.com/2022/01/09/t...ess-in-6-steps/ I have worked on cars for my whole life. I have never seen a properly done solder joint in a harness fail. I have seen lots of failures of solder joints that were done in a half-assed manner. The worst one was a Ferrari 308 with a cold solder joint in the start lead. But that was typical Italian wiring. With proper strain relief, a soldered joint is more reliable than a crimped joint. NASA has a standard for soldering wiring for rockets. https://standards.nasa.gov/standard/nasa/nasa-std-87394 But I also agree that a proper soldered connection is much harder to do than a crimped connection. @Superhawk996 did you ever stop to think that crimping a joint is cheaper and faster to make than a soldered joint? Maybe that is the reason the big car manufacturers do it? |
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