On 11 Dec 2007 at 19:59, Rob wrote:

> At  12/11/2007 06:30 PM,tom ring wrote:
> >On 11 Dec 2007 at 20:28, Max Wellhouse wrote:

> >
> >Hotter and more power/flame is better.  When soldering battery cables I use a
> >propane torch with a slightly smaller tip.  Hotter and faster (more energy per
> >unit time) means you get the working area up to temperature quicker and less
> >heat will conduct dow the line.
>
> When I was soldering some of the larger wires to make a Subaru-VW
> harness I attached some hemostats to the side with the shrink wrap to
> suck up some of the heat and save the wrap for the soldered joint.
> In this case you might think of putting vicegrips on the wire to act
> as a heat sink to help protect the insulation.

Good point, and I neglected to mention it.

> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>

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