Soldering woes
I am trying to create a mechanical solder joint - two elevator pushrods with a threaded rod between them. It's well wrapped in thin copper wire but I'm not getting the results I'm after. Solder pools on the wire but does not wick into the joint. I'm using a 60W pencil iron with a flat tip, and it doesn't seem to matter how long I apply heat the joint... the result is the same.
I'm wondering if I need more flux - is there such a thing as too much?
Cheers.