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Old 11-27-2007, 01:56 PM   #408 (permalink)
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Can you tin the cable before you put it into the lug? Might keep it from wicking up so much of the solder in the lug.
Great minds... I just came back from the garage and had tried just that. It seems to work better.

Not perfect, but I may be able to refine the process - I have to keep the heat from building in the cable or it just starts wicking the solder away again. Might be a multi-step process to let things cool down in between.
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