[Shop-talk] Anyone ever use these?

[Pat Horne]

I’ve had problems soldering newer terminals that are intended for lead-free solder. Older lead solder doesn’t stick to some of them. Also, are you using electrical solder?

I also remember trying to solder some very flexible cord decades ago that looked like copper but it wasn’t. It was actually a thin ribbon of metal wrapped around some kind of string. Really odd stuff. 

Pat Horne 
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On Dec 18, 2020, at 5:51 AM, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 6:34 PM Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> My soldering skills are ok on bigger gauge wires. However, when trying to fix a computer power cord, of the three wires is thinner gauge than I've ever seen....looks to be no more than 10 strands of copper.

Can you post a picture of the cord in question?  There may be other
solutions....
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