Soft soldering

[Stuart Joseph]

Good afternoon. The subject of soft soldering the ends of cables has cropped up recently in a number of posts. I too was concerned about the wires breaking with movement and vibration after soldering. I sought advice from Ian McGowan, correspondent of this parish, who advised me to only solder the very tips of the wires, this maintains flexibility whilst preventing the wires from freying. I have used this method with complete success for some time and an added bonus was that it prevented an odd strand causing a short circuit.

Regards from the creative county - Staffordshire

Stuart

BTW, does anyone have experience of the butane powered soldering irons?