critique my soldering

I'm about to start installing my car stereo. The last one I installed, I too the easy way out and just used butt connectors. This time, I plan on taking my time and soldering the wires together. I was wondering if I could get some feedback on my soldering.

I twisted the wires together:



I then used the sticky on soldering at the top of the page to practice a little.



The picture is a little misleading. The solder is shinier in person.

looks good, if i were to be really picky though id say to make sure that the solder flows into the insulation so that it does not corrosion on the exposed copper to form, I would then tape and heatshrink it, but looks pretty good as it is.

wotugot4me wrote:

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looks good, if i were to be really picky though id say to make sure that the solder flows into the insulation so that it does not corrosion on the exposed copper to form, I would then tape and heatshrink it, but looks pretty good as it is.

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There is absolutely no need to attempt to get solder to go into/under the insulation, just heat shrink it and it'll be fine.

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Looks good, shrink tube it or tape it up and call it a day..

thanks for the feedback. those pics were from pieces i used for testing. the next morning (after i posted the original post) i went ahead and wired the harness up. here's the final outcome all shrink wrapped.



the black electrical tape is just holding the bundle together for organization

ooooooops. forgot to put the resize on the image. but i can't edit the post...

FitchVa wrote:

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thanks for the feedback. those pics were from pieces i used for testing. the next morning (after i posted the original post) i went ahead and wired the harness up. here's the final outcome all shrink wrapped.

Good penetration and flow... You're on your way.

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Does anyone else think that, I know it was his example, he could've twisted the wires together a little more snuggly?

That's just me, though...

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It is recomended to have a good mechanical connection before soldering, so yes, he could have twisted the wires together better, but it looks like a strong connection that should outlast the car.

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Kevin Pierson

Judging by the picture it's not a fine strand wire, so that's probably about the best he could do (without using pliers, etc.).

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