How To Solder Two Stranded Wires Together

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How to solder two stranded wires together. 1 Strip the wires of about 12 in. When done properly you have a strong conductive connection that turns two separate wires into one. Yeah for 16 use butt crimps not solder.

The instruction is tailored for both first time solderers and intermediately skilled individuals looking to improve their technique. Repeat this process on the other wire. Apply a small amount of solder flux.

When the solder touches the. 1 Strip the wires of about 12 in. For low voltage applications fan out the copper strands and then twist them together.

Use a thin solid wire 28 AWG-30 AWG and wrap it around both wires. Make sure your soldering iron is fully heated and touch the tip to the end of one of the wires. By Mike Allen The most secure and durable way to splice two wires together is to solder them.

Lay them together overlapping at the soldered part then blob them together. T2 DX T2 Std. 3 Heat the shrink tube to make it shrink down around the wire.

Youll get a straight wire that has a little sideways bump in it so get a larger shrink tube to isolate it. Tin the soldering gun ie melt a little solder on it. First put heat shrink tubing on one wire and slide it out of the way so you can shrink it on later.