Noob question thread! 2020_Summer

[PixelatedPolyeurthan]

looks to me like you havn’t pre tinned the wire. this is step one. step two you join the wires together using pliers or alligator crimps. if you try a mesh splice then you’ll need a lot more heat.

@PixelatedPolyeurthan

How to tin a wire.

1. So for this, it is exactly the same as the Mesh Splice except you are not joining any wires.
   Take your wire and twist it.
   Flux it

and then add your tip with solder on it

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this should be absorbed by the wire, then add more solder until you can’t see the wire strands.
As it quickly cools down the wire strands should just re-appear and that is the perfect amount. If you can see them then caress your wire with the tip to remove the excess solder.
Clean it with Isopropyl Alcohol and Voila!

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