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Put flux on the wires. Then just add solder to the tip of the iron. When the iron comes in contact with the flux on the wires, the solder will flow to the wires. This is how they do it at the Stern factory.
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Quoted from Frax:Jeff_PHX_AZ said:Frax said:Dmod said:Put flux on the wires. Then just add solder to the tip of the iron. When the iron comes in contact with the flux on the wires, the solder will flow to the wires. This is how they do it at the Stern factory.
Seriously?
You must not have seen videos of the factory? They show the ladies dipping the wires and a quick touch of the iron. Its done so fast.Yeah, but frankly, I thought they were just pre-tinning the wires with the well. I'll have to track it back down and look at it more closely I guess. Clearly I wasn't really paying attention.
Just doesn't seem like a smart practice to me.
Honestly, this is pretty common practice. Take a look at YouTube videos on 'drag soldering' techniques for surface mount components. Same principle. The flux cleans the connection and helps the heat transfer from the iron to the connection.
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