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Question for users of bare wire ends speaker cable

There have been discussions on the use of bare wire ends as being the best way to get a good quality speaker cable connection. The only downside is the need to re-do the connection often because of the corrosion of the copper. As a part way measure can the ends be soldered or something else, to cut down or stop the corrosion without adversely affecting the signal??
sugarbrie

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marakanetz
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Yes Sugar, indeed they can and that's what I'm using. I soldered them with RadioShack silver solder and threaded them through the binding posts. Still you will have to clean it often but with much better convenience.
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marakanetz
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First spread some flux on the wood panel that you will be using for soldering (some small plywood piece should work)
with hot iron melt the flux and dip(or thread through) your bare wire through the flux equally spreading it over the wire surface with the hot iron.

Than(if you're using a RadioShack silver solder) cut approximately 1 ring of solder and melt it inside the spreaded flux and thread through the bare wire equally spreading solder over the bare wire surface.

Define for yourself how often you need to clean soldered ends(and sometimes binding posts as well) simply by checking it's surface once in a while starting from once per week.
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