well i got a weller 140 watt soldering gun, and some rosin core solder. I tried to solder my 1/0 to a ring terminal for one of my grounds, but the solder just balls up and doesnt stick to the ring terminal. i dont think im doing it right. lol. any suggestions?

well i got a weller 140 watt soldering gun, and some rosin core solder. I tried to solder my 1/0 to a ring terminal for one of my grounds, but the solder just balls up and doesnt stick to the ring terminal. i dont think im doing it right. lol. any suggestions?

Crimp it, then solder. Oh and you should try a torch, a soldering gun can't heat up the whole terminal.

so i cant like melt the wire to the terminal, or something like that? lol i should have asked before i spent twenty bucks!

so i cant like melt the wire to the terminal, or something like that? lol i should have asked before i spent twenty bucks!

Solder alone isn't a good conductor, you need to crimp in first, then if you think it needs it you can solder it.

I tried crimping it with vicr grips, but it wasnt that tight. i could pull it out. is there any other tool that will crimp it better?

I tried crimping it with vicr grips, but it wasnt that tight. i could pull it out. is there any other tool that will crimp it better?

Most people will just hit it with a sledgehammer, but a vise works MUCH better.

that looks good. whats it called?

that looks good. whats it called?

That specific one is the Brute hammer crimping tool

cool thanks.

do you jsut hit it with a hammer?

do you jsut hit it with a hammer?

You can...it's easier to put it in a vise or press though.

I tried crimping it with vicr grips, but it wasnt that tight. i could pull it out. is there any other tool that will crimp it better?

Most people will just hit it with a sledgehammer, but a vise works MUCH better.

that is badass

Are you only touching the soldering iron to the solder? You have to touch the tip to both solder and the terminal at the same time, that way they kinda melt together.

that could be it. its hard to though, the solder melts so quick!

You simply are not going to get enough heat from an iron for something as big as 1/0, at least no iron I've ever used... if you want to solder something that big, use a torch. You don't really melt the solder directly with the iron, you kinda heat the wire for a little while and then get your solder and let the wire melt it. Not saying you can't touch the solder to the iron a little bit after you have the wire heated up, but the general idea is to heat the wire itself.

Edited July 11, 200916 yr by ScreamBloodyGorguts

You simply are not going to get enough heat from an iron for something as big as 1/0, at least no iron I've ever used... if you want to solder something that big, use a torch. You don't really melt the solder directly with the iron, you kinda heat the wire for a little while and then get your solder and let the wire melt it. Not saying you can't touch the solder to the iron a little bit after you have the wire heated up, but the general idea is to heat the wire itself.

x2 ... at my internship i pretty much solder everyday to build circuit boards and they taught me to heat the wire ... everyone has their own preference ... it is unlikely that you will get a cold solder joint

The heat should never touch the solder. You need to heat the junction and when it is warm enough touch the solder to it and then it will be soldered well.

140w will never be enough for 1/0 though.

A table vise is what I would use for 1/0 as I wouldn't spend $70 on the special tool pictured earlier.

I love my resistance soldering station. No torches for me.

The heat should never touch the solder. You need to heat the junction and when it is warm enough touch the solder to it and then it will be soldered well.

140w will never be enough for 1/0 though.

A table vise is what I would use for 1/0 as I wouldn't spend $70 on the special tool pictured earlier.

It's $20 Sean.