Being in the middle of putting in a "Dan Master's" wiring scheme I am into soldering bullets - although I try to replace them with spades whenever possible. As I have only two hands I found it best t
The only problem with this is that you must heat the bullet connector up before you melt the solder onto it. The solder melts at a much lower temperature and the temperature difference will pretty mu
The problem I've always had with putting the solder in from the wire side of the bullet connector is this - to get a good connection, you must get the bullet and the wire both to melting temp of the
It's important to do this to make sure the bullet fully seats in the connector. There is a pip near the end which initially resists the bullet head going past it, you have to push a bit more to get t
You should "tin" the wire. That is heat the bare wire with iron and solder independently. Then heat the bullet held in a hole in a piece of wood so solder is nice and melted. Then insert the tinned
Hi Listers: Happy Thanksgiving to all on the this side of the pond. I have never been able to solder the bullet connectors that are on our wiring harnesses whenever I needed a patch or extra wire. I
They are also available from British Wiring, one of my favourite suppliers, at www.britishwiring.com or email to britishwiring@ameritech.net Regards Barrie Barrie Robinson barrier@bconnex.net
I've never had a problem soldering them personally but I was taught the proper way to do them. I'll describe it quickly just to make sure you are doing it the same way. Strip off about 3/8" of insula