yeah i beleive it does. They have other alternatives that have the same electrical properties but without the hazard of working with lead.



Jason NYC

 

I just did a little reading on that. Lead is a very good choice for most work. Well, other than the fact that it kills your brain. Some lead-free solders have corrosion issues.

 

really good job.....i prefer a butane iron it seems to be more movable...just remember to keep the solder of the iron and use the heat to soak the wire braid........yet excellant job....

 

I bought this contraption and it works great!

 

Thanks for the compliments. Yeah butane is also portable which is an added plus.







That thing looks crazy, it could be a toture device!



Thanks for the feedback everyone



Jason NYC

NYRA Prez

www.nyrotary.com

 

Heres another one that i just did. I did what my a friend of mines told me to do. I put the strands of the two wires into one another then twistied them.



Question: A bit of the cable under the insulation gets hards also, is it becuase the solder thats extra flows into the rest of the cable if it has been saturated enough?



I did a lil experiemtn and left the heat on for a bit longer and kept adding solder till the entire cable on both sides were hard like rocks. it looks dark grey/black after i peeled the insulation.



Im trying to find how long you should leave the soldering iron to the cable while applying solder. I know it also depends on gauge, the thicker the longer. Does anyone have a list of different gauges and how long heat should be applied. Or should i just practice with diff gauges when the times comes



More pics. 360 degrees of a peice i just did















^^ On this peice only a small portion of the cable under the insulation was hard. The rest remained flexible as it was prior to soldering. I assume this is the best, cuz you still need it to be workable.





Thanks



Jason

 

when the wire draws in the silder it may sometimes draw a little in the insulating covor on the wire....no big deal and keep practicing your pretty good

 

thats how i was taught to do them in school it works awsome never had it fail yet

james nj

 

THANKS guys i really find it fun to solder lloll, i been soldering a whole bunch of stuff.



Im going to crack open this old computer and start doing PCB's with my 25 watt ,700F 1/8" soldering pen =)

 

pcb'S DIDNT go to well, ya got any tips?