Hi,
I want to solder starter motor wires to their battery connectors and to the ring terminals on the other end, but my 40w soldering iron isn't up to the task: it can't heat the metals even close to what's needed so the solder does not melt at all. What power do you believe the iron should have for this task? Is 200w too much or still not enough?
This might seem an odd idea, but i live in a really arid place where lots of dust fly around, which gets inside cable junctions and fouls the contact between wire and connector, slowly making the starter harder to turn up to the point that a new wire is needed. The fact that the farm's engines end up covered in oil for no apparent reason does not help either, as dust is quite eager to stick itself on hydrocarbons.
Soldering smaller/"normal" wires to sheet metal would also be nice, though I guess more power is required for the hefty copper wire and bronze connector.
Thank you very much for your answers!
Best regards,
W
I want to solder starter motor wires to their battery connectors and to the ring terminals on the other end, but my 40w soldering iron isn't up to the task: it can't heat the metals even close to what's needed so the solder does not melt at all. What power do you believe the iron should have for this task? Is 200w too much or still not enough?
This might seem an odd idea, but i live in a really arid place where lots of dust fly around, which gets inside cable junctions and fouls the contact between wire and connector, slowly making the starter harder to turn up to the point that a new wire is needed. The fact that the farm's engines end up covered in oil for no apparent reason does not help either, as dust is quite eager to stick itself on hydrocarbons.
Soldering smaller/"normal" wires to sheet metal would also be nice, though I guess more power is required for the hefty copper wire and bronze connector.
Thank you very much for your answers!
Best regards,
W