I have a problem that I am getting no where with. I bought a 300 ft roll of super flexible 12 ga. wire. The strands looks like they are copper plated over some metal.
All of the attempts at soldering happens the same way; the wire heats up, the flux begins to boil, the wire starts taking solder, solder flows well for 3 to 5 seconds and then stops flowing. After that point the solder beads on top of the wire and falls off. I have tried four different kinds of flux and three kinds of solder.
Here is some pictures
Unsoldered wire
Rosin flux with 60/40 solder
Cflux
Stay-Sliv flux with 60/40
Electronic silver solder , flux that came with it.
Flux
In all of the above attempts, the wire took the solder for a few seconds and then like a switch, stopped taking solder.
I tried acid core solder but that was a disaster.
The only way I can use this wire is to crimp it into a lug.
Has anyone experienced this behavior and have any suggestions??
All of the attempts at soldering happens the same way; the wire heats up, the flux begins to boil, the wire starts taking solder, solder flows well for 3 to 5 seconds and then stops flowing. After that point the solder beads on top of the wire and falls off. I have tried four different kinds of flux and three kinds of solder.
Here is some pictures
Unsoldered wire
Rosin flux with 60/40 solder
Cflux
Stay-Sliv flux with 60/40
Electronic silver solder , flux that came with it.
Flux
In all of the above attempts, the wire took the solder for a few seconds and then like a switch, stopped taking solder.
I tried acid core solder but that was a disaster.
The only way I can use this wire is to crimp it into a lug.
Has anyone experienced this behavior and have any suggestions??
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