Subject	What we got here is a "cold solder" joint
Posted by	zorpman1 on July 09, 2007 at 5:32 AM
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In Reply To	Injector connector splicing technique posted by vorpalZ on July 08, 2007 at 11:45 AM
Message	Great idea about twisting the splice together and uneven length. BUT, cold solder joints are bad jui jui; weak, high resistance, brittle. Better way is to follow all directions, +add flux to bundled wires, apply solder THEN move hot soldering iron to rest on copper furthest from the center of the joint. The iron will heat the wire and when the wire (not the solder)is hot enough the solder will flow through the entire joint. A proper solder joint is shiny and has no solder bumps. Such a joint will last longer than the wire (and you won't have the fun of tracing an intermittent bad contact for the rest of your life.)
Follow Ups	Injector connector splicing technique - vorpalZ 11:45:45 07/08/07 Not bad. Perhaps this can be VTF'd. (n/m) - Dave N 12:39:33 07/08/07 Interesting, will try it, hate soldering too. (n/m) - ZonaZ 13:03:10 07/08/07 Re: Injector connector splicing technique - Zoomin 13:41:05 07/08/07 Flux is the key. Makes it really hard to screw up. (n/m) - PennStateZ 13:47:21 07/08/07 3rd. (n/m) - spicyZ 15:59:47 07/08/07 I think flux is more for metal fabrication type soldering. - HanZee 21:00:52 07/08/07 Elaboration... - HanZee 10:40:03 07/09/07 That solder joint looks cold (imho) - Ted (92TT) 13:47:24 07/08/07 the 'bumps' are from the wire wrap around the splice - vorpalZ 16:23:52 07/08/07 To be honest, the solder seems sloppy but it's hard to tell - Neogenesis 17:04:51 07/08/07 Cool :-) - Ted (92TT) 22:35:09 07/08/07 as long as the solder runs all the way thru the copper.. - Drk93TT 17:41:05 07/08/07 2nd, should only have to solder the joint once. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 09:00:09 07/09/07 Yep looks like soldering to me (n/m) - Drk93TT 17:39:11 07/08/07 Good tips about staggering the wire joints -- does - jzack 19:59:42 07/08/07 What we got here is a "cold solder" joint - zorpman1 05:32:34 07/09/07
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