Soldering a Guitar Cable

Mike from http://www.puremix.net shows what a bad solder is. He also demonstrates how to fix and solder your own guitar cables.

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[Realrpg]

Thanks dude, My 50 buck Hotline cut out on me.

But now its all good :D

[ThePureMixTutorials]

@Realrpg I m glad we could help!

[PsnIDShMuK]

I looked at my mogami cable today and the solder used for itwas very shiney like silver or some kind of metal. is there a dfferent type of cord solder material i can use to solder the end points to to the jack that will last me as much as a mogami cable? those things are bullet proof.

[ThePureMixTutorials]

@PsnIDShMuK Any rosin core solder should be good enough to last you a while as long as you use proper technique while soldering. P.S. It looks metal because it is metal

[PsnIDShMuK]

Great video! JUST one question. How hot should the soldering iron be? many watts? 60? 25? 30? how to what temperature?

[ThePureMixTutorials]

@PsnIDShMuK If you buy a temperature controlled soldering iron (which I recommend), then wattage is not an issue. If you are buying an iron that plugs straight into a wall (not recommended), then about 25 or 30 watts should do the trick. When using a temperature controlled iron, I would say work at at least 650 degrees Fahrenheit. The more skilled you get, the hotter you can go (just makes it quicker). I usually work at 750 degrees.

[DragonToko]

Little to add: you forgot to mention about wet sponge at your soldering station and I would recommend - add a tiny bit of soldering paste on the soldering surface before applying solder itself. Thanks

[chrose1201]

Very nice, I'm tired of cables crapping out on me in the middle of a song! From now on I will have only myself to blame! I read another persons demo once that suggested filling in the newly soldered area with Krazy Glue to make it permanent. Any thoughts on that? And nice video, thanks.

[qbarclay]

Thanks!

[mgpvii]

Great video. I wasn't signed into youtube when I watched it. I had to sign in to make sure I gave video a thumbs up. Thanks.

[ed801975]

Thanks for this fantastic video!! Very helpful.

[thebrittnessable]

Awesome video

[SpeakerFreq]

Fantastic tutorial!

[RichieGrapaChannel]

Hi... I want to convert my guitar wireless system cable jack from straight to right-angle. And when I opened it, there was a capacitor...Is it necessary to still have that capacitor when I transfer it to a right-angle jack? Thanks.

[dolphinbutter]

Really good info.... But!!!!.. What's SODERING?

[Jo3Vandal]

Hey just wanted to say great vid. Got me (and the axe) fixed up right.