soldering

[MarcS]

I wonder why Actually that is the way I've been instructed to do everywhere I've worked. Including when I was ICP certified.

Where/when did you work at Lockheed? I worked at L/M in Marietta in the late 90s. (C-130, C-5, & F-22)

Lockheed Electronics Watchung, NJ. 1985/86. Did flat packs under a stereo scope (Killer on the eyes) on Westinghouse missle guidence systems (F-16 & B-1B).

 

[bigjbear]

Lockheed Electronics Watchung, NJ. 1985/86. Did flat packs under a stereo scope (Killer on the eyes) on Westinghouse missle guidence systems (F-16 & B-1B).

No kidding about the eyes. I did a little of that kind of stuff when I was working in the instrument shop at Delta.

 

[zeroz400]

i usually make an X with the two wires, turn it kinda flat and wrap one of the wires around the other so it makes a line. Then i tin the soldering gun after its warmed up and apply the tinned part to the bottom of the wire. I take the solder and dab it into the connection, if its hot enough it will will just suck it in, you dont need to build up a gob, just so its filled inside. You can test if you did a good job by taking the wire and yanking it in an attempt to pull it apart.

My school had a bunch of cool heat soldering things, they didnt work well on anything bigger then 16awg.

 

[supernaut]

where do you get the shrink tubing with the goo(di-electric grease maybe?) inside?

 

[dyeager535]

One other thing I've learned (doesn't seem to be a bad thing) is if you are working with a soldering "gun" with a trigger, wait until the tip is nice and hot before you attempt to melt the solder, otherwise it takes seemingly forever for the solder to flow and you end up discharging so much heat into the wire that you start messing up the insulation, and shrinking the tubing if it's anywhere near. Only takes once or twice to learn that though.

A heavy duty soldering iron is necessary for heavier gauge wire as well. You will get very frustrated trying to do larger wires with a light duty iron in my experience.