How To Solder Copper Wire At Home
It is as easy as 1-2-3.
How to solder copper wire at home. Now look at how modern soldering is done. Modern soldering wont do. Results in perfect solders and joints 99 of the time.
Hold the two tinned wires on top of each other and touch the soldering iron to both wires. Solder the wire directly to the pad. Cleanliness is a must for good solder joints.
Whilst waiting for the iron to heat take a sponge soak it in some cold water and wring it out so that it is damp. Ive done 100 headphones with this technique and before i struggled for another long period like most of you. Melting Copper With A Blowtorch Use a wire cutter to remove any outer insulation coating as this is toxic when burned.
If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. Focus the flame over the copper gently shaking the crucible to mix the wire and redistribute pieces that are still whole. Once the copper has started to melt place approximately 1 teaspoon.
Your solder will be applied opposite from the iron on top of the wire. Repeat it if youre joining two wires and then join these two pre soldered points by soldering iron. Heat the copper not the solder using a suitable heat source gun or torch The copper needs to be hot enough to melt the solder so that it flows.
Strip off about 1 inch of the insulation from each end of the two wires using the wire strippers. Heres a surface mount power jack. Solder comes in a variety of diameters as previously noted.