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RE: tough call

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LewinskiH01

In Reply to: RE: tough call posted by Mike B. on January 20, 2011 at 07:36:58

OK. Leave the tin (polish it to make it as thin as posible) and solder.

Now, how do I properly solder a connector meant for crimping a 10 AWG? I guess I need to really heat the connector up (and the cable) in order to get a good solder in there, right?
Solder would be Cardas Quad Eutectic.

Follow Ups:

I don't understand? - moray james 22:36:49 01/20/11 (2)
why don't you just crimp the connector and forget the solder? As far as I know a crimp joint is superior to a solder joint period.
moray james
- RE: I don't understand? - john curl 22:45:39 01/20/11 (1)
  In my opinion, unless you have the RIGHT CONNECTOR, the RIGHT WIRE, and the RIGHT CRIMPING TOOL for that combination, all bets are off. Usually, I crimp as best that I can, and then solder with SN62 solder. Works every time.
  - RE: I don't understand? - LewinskiH01 16:52:21 01/21/11 (0)
    OK, then it seems crimping is the way to go. I have the right stranded wire and the right connector meant for crimping, and the right crimping tool...so crimping it is.
    
    So back to the original question, I guess I don't need to remove the tin. Just polishing it with steel wool, DeOxit, ProGold, then crimp should be it.
    
    Thanks all for the feedback!
    
    Horacio

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