How To Solder Thick Wires Together

Learn How to Solder Correctly.

How to solder thick wires together. Preload the Soldering Iron Tip with Solder Wire. This is called tinning the wire. Second crimp the terminal onto the wire.

Is there a way to do this effectively without compromising current draw. First you need to strip the wires then add your heat shrink tubing physically connect the wiressolder the wires together and then shrink that heat shrink tubing to make a waterproof connection. Lock and Firmly Twist the Stripped Wires Together.

When the temperature is high enough the solder will flow around and through the individual strands effectively giving you a solid wire to work with. I plunge the end of the wire into the pool and the insulation burns away in a matter of seconds. Just like you would do with two solid wires.

Also do that to the end of the other wire. The solder on both ends will melt. Tin the wires by stripping them apply flux place the soldering iron on one side of the stripped portion and the solder on the OPPOSITE of the stripped portion.

Un-twist the strands fan out slide the ends strands together overlapping each of the strands so they intermingle roll this area splice in your hands fingers now solder the strands all together on masse. I then turn down and cool off the iron to do the actual soldering of the now tinned magnet wire. Twist wires four or five times with fingers for thick wires you may use pliers instead of fingers Cut the excess wire.

For magnet wire I like to set the iron as hot as possible and get a small pool of solder on a chisel tip. Strip about 6 mm 14 from the end of the wire. The first step is you need to strip your wires.