[AT] Soldering battery cable

[Jim Thomson]

Dean;

  There is a trick to soldering the lugs. Flux inside the lug and the 
wire. Don't be afraid of using too much flux. Here is the trick, you 
cannot apply the heat directly to the wire with the propane torch. I 
would heat at the base of the lug and let the heat build slowly through 
the part. When it is hot enough the solder will flow deep into the wire 
and lug. I did a set of cables for my TD9 a while ago using this method. 
Too bad I'm so far away as it would take a couple of minutes to show 
you. Let me know if this helps.

-- 
Jim Thomson
Riverton,Utah
L50bmg at comcast.net
<www.fotki.com/JThomson/>



Dean Vinson wrote:

>I'm trying to make a new main battery cable for the M.  Got some 2/0 copper
>cable and some heavy-duty lugs, which are tinned with something so they look
>kind of silvery rather than copper.  Can I solder these together?
>
>I've got one end dry-fitted together, no flux, and tried to carefully heat
>it with a propane torch until it'd melt some standard rosin-core electrical
>solder.  Doesn't seem like the solder wants to flow, even into the copper
>strands, just beads up, so I'm afraid I'm making it too hot or I don't have
>the right materials or something.  Figured I'd better ask for advice before
>I screw this up.  Any help?  Should I use flux?  Take it to an electric
>shop?
>
>Dean Vinson
>Dayton, Ohio
>www.vinsonfarm.net
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