You need to clean the RCA connector with a 400 or 600 sand paper first. Than coat the small wire and the RCA connector with solder before soldering them together.
Soldering - small wire to big connector
Hello, I've now tried soldering small wires (example: 24 gauge) to rca connectors.
Problem: I try to apply the solder to my wire and to the copper half-pipe stemming from the rca. But, the solder tends to run up the half-pipe toward the body of the rca, so I end up using more solder than should be necessary. Or, I end up with a lot of solder at the body of the rca and just a little solder actually affixing the wire to the half-pipe.
I assume the heat I'm putting into the wire and the copper half-pipe stemming from the rca connector is being drawn into the mass of the connector itself, so the solder runs toward the connector.
Does anybody have a suggestion on how to make a neat and efficient connection of the small wire to the rca half-pipe stem?
Thanks for considering my question. Jeff
Problem: I try to apply the solder to my wire and to the copper half-pipe stemming from the rca. But, the solder tends to run up the half-pipe toward the body of the rca, so I end up using more solder than should be necessary. Or, I end up with a lot of solder at the body of the rca and just a little solder actually affixing the wire to the half-pipe.
I assume the heat I'm putting into the wire and the copper half-pipe stemming from the rca connector is being drawn into the mass of the connector itself, so the solder runs toward the connector.
Does anybody have a suggestion on how to make a neat and efficient connection of the small wire to the rca half-pipe stem?
Thanks for considering my question. Jeff
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