bdeditch Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Hey Ken I have some questions for you about soldering. Is there a max watt that a person should use for soldering these strips and what type of solder do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Benedict Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 25 watts max and good quality solder.Practice your soldering skills before tackling the RGB strips; I take 2 seconds to make the connection, but I pre-tin my wire beforehand. Quick and easy - works all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Ken Benedict wrote: 25 watts max and good quality solder.Practice your soldering skills before tackling the RGB strips; I take 2 seconds to make the connection, but I pre-tin my wire beforehand. Quick and easy - works all the time.Damn that Solder you told me about isn't exactly cheap is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Ken Benedict wrote: 25 watts max and good quality solder.Practice your soldering skills before tackling the RGB strips; I take 2 seconds to make the connection, but I pre-tin my wire beforehand. Quick and easy - works all the time.Is there a trick to get solder to stay on those RGB Strips connections when you cut the strip. Is it the same principal, just heat the little tab and get solder on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Benedict Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Yes, but you may need some fine steel wool to get them clean enough for a quick solder job.Pre-solder (aka TIN) the little solder tabe before you try the wire.Tin the wire also beforehand.Hold them together and apply a little heat and they should magically join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Bev Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I use a box cutter blade to clean the strips back and give them a little scrape on each copper section before I tin them. I also keep the good quality solder for tinning the strip and just use standard solder to tin the cables.Using the right soldier on the strip helps heaps and it will help you save time and frustration of re-soldering when your wires fall off when you move it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Andrew Bev wrote: I use a box cutter blade to clean the strips back and give them a little scrape on each copper section before I tin them. I also keep the good quality solder for tinning the strip and just use standard solder to tin the cables.Using the right soldier on the strip helps heaps and it will help you save time and frustration of re-soldering when your wires fall off when you move it.Thanks that info will help me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdeditch Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Here's another good place to look for this.http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+To+Cut+%26+Connect+a+Flexible+LED+Strip+Light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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