Re: Soldering bullet wire ends to socket
The originals were tinned copper but the modern ones can be machined brass or press formed from brass sheet. If they are new and they can't be crimped, ie. machined brass, then the wire should be tinned with solder before an attempt to solder it to the brass. I would use 63/37 tin/lead solder. Lead free will work but a bit more flux is needed. It takes too much heat for silver or hard solder. As others mentioned, check the fit before soldering and make sure they will work.
Last edited by rotorwrench; 03-21-2021 at 09:39 AM.
Reason: correction
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