Mar 12, 2025 · 1) when soldering to the pot shell, flatten the wire before you tin it. [a quick squeeze with a pair of pliers will do it]. 2) Where you have not folded back the lug, hook the …

Jan 11, 2010 · Before I go out and buy a soldering iron to do pickup and guitar wiring with, I want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction. As I understand it, the best all-around wattage …

Mar 27, 2009 · Which solder is optimal for guitar wiring? I seem to have a spool of this lead-free rosin-core solder solder. It contains 97.3% tin, 0.7% copper, 2.0% rosin flux core. Would this …

Apr 26, 2008 · I have some soldering practice from modding stompboxes, changing pickups, etc. But this stompbox I'm building has some transistors in it, and I've been told that the heat from …

Apr 29, 2009 · I noticed using a 25 watt iron while replacing my electronics on my strat that it was very difficult to get a proper hot joint. It took what I felt is an excessively long time to heat it …

Aug 4, 2015 · Build a centralized patch bay for your pedalboard Here's a really simple project that doesn't require any advanced electronics knowledge, and only the most basic of soldering …

Jun 8, 2014 · Soldering wires to speaker terminals is one of the easiest soldering jobs to do, but if you don't want to solder then get some crimp-on spade connectors and use them to connect …

Sep 6, 2012 · Assuming 4 leads, hot conductor to tip of jack, ground to ground. Then wire the remaining two wires together; I usually twist, solder then shrinkwrap.

Jan 7, 2010 · Im assuming you will be soldering this.. So if you are soldering, just use the tip of the iron to burn off the coating, and the wire will be in perfect condition..

Nov 6, 2009 · If you're just careful with your soldering, copy the connections very carefully with what was already there and then gently tug on your solder connections to make sure they're …