ORIGINAL: sticktickler

You will get more strength from the connection if you get the solder inside the plug.

Don't know what you mean by "solder inside the plug". There is no inside. At the end of the plug is only a small hole indent only big enough to stick the wire into and its a tight fit.

You should not see so much solder on the outside like you have it.

So too much solder on the outside of the plug. OK.

With a glob of solder will also make harder to thread the plastic part back onto it.

It threaded back into the case with no trouble.

What are you using for flux and did you tin the wire first? Flux is a must it makes the solder flow much better I use a great paste product from Radio Shack.


OOpps . . . I did not use flux, although I do have two: BernzOmatic lead-free water soluble flux (white) AND Nokorode regular paste flux no aggressive paste flux (grease color). Why did I not use flux . . . the best answer in the world "I dunno"

OOpps, oopps - I did not (TIN ????) it either. I have an idea that this is soldering a thin layer onto the wire before soldering to the banana plug.


OK, how much to tin? Very thin barely any there? And how much to solder - you said I used to much solder so how much? Just enough to coat it?

Please get back to me ASAP as I want to get this done and over with. If I can't do it I will have to pay LHS to and then I'll never learn.

So my 1st attempt would not have worked. So I am cutting the wire to reattempt it. Good thing I bought extra sets of banana plugs. Well I hope I am learning, gotta do it sometime.