splicing wires 1

[rrrwasp]

what kind of wires is this effective for? I've been wondering for a while now what kinds of wires I can splice/make longer by splicing...

[ElectricalRevolution]

@rrrwasp Splicing with solder only works with Stranded conductors, in order to get a proper bond between the spliced conductors. If you try to use solid conductor, you'll have to use a mechanical splice example=Marette, lug/lug nut, etc...

[whitestwidow]

good thing I don't have ne of those tools..lol

[Bwadleigh]

that's some beautiful soldering

[CalamityJesus]

Good HowTo.

[daddt999]

Thanks for posting,,this will work Great!

[TheBzme]

never hook the wire so that the conductor is over the insulation, this causes massive heat and high possibility of fire, make the hook smaller or splicing area larger

[sierraonezero]

@TheBzme

For the application we will never see 'massive heat', this is all very low voltage and current. I would never use this method as hooked and crimped joints are not reliable, cheap and easy though. Spliced and soldered joints are better but considered as old school, takes ten seconds longer but nobody cares. Splicing is almost a lost art, takes too much time!

[helichair]

@TheBzme Bending the hook back to where it is adjacent to the insulation won't hurt anything. But, having plenty of stripped wire lets you bend the hooks back onto themselves, making the loops compact and less likely to have points that will protrude through the heat shrink.

[6sinstar9]

Thanks for the clear vids, I'am new to this and this vid really helped!

[AvidiaNirvana]

thanks for the great video

[CSXDixieLine]

so simple but very helpful to see this for anyone who has never done it before.