Re: [MBZ] Cool tool for soldering wires

[Jim Cathey via Mercedes]

> I was thinking more of Jim who builds cars out of old microwave carcasses 
> since he commented that he might need one.

I ordered two.  I already have the HF hand-free thing with the roach clips and
magnifying glass, but that's too awkward to use in a car, for example.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] Cool tool for soldering wires

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

I was thinking more of Jim who builds cars out of old microwave 
carcasses since he commented that he might need one.


Randy



On 09/08/2023 12:07 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:

Yeah probably but 2 clicks and $8 for a specialty tool that has some good 
features is a lot easier than screwing around building something (says this 
cheapass)




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On Aug 9, 2023, at 12:25 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes  
wrote:

Looks like something one could make pretty easily. Piece of wood/metal/plastic 
and a couple of paper clips?

Randy



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Re: [MBZ] Cool tool for soldering wires

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

Yeah probably but 2 clicks and $8 for a specialty tool that has some good 
features is a lot easier than screwing around building something (says this 
cheapass)




--FT
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> On Aug 9, 2023, at 12:25 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Looks like something one could make pretty easily. Piece of 
> wood/metal/plastic and a couple of paper clips?
> 
> Randy
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Re: [MBZ] Cool tool for soldering wires

[Allan Streib via Mercedes]

> Looks like something one could make pretty easily. Piece of 
> wood/metal/plastic and a couple of paper clips?

I have one of these...

https://www.harborfreight.com/helping-hands-60501.html

Haven't used it much but it does the job. You can remove the base and the 
magnifying glass if they would be in the way.

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Re: [MBZ] Cool tool for soldering wires

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

On 08/08/2023 10:24 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:

I got one of these to hold wires while soldering. I was repairing rat-chewed 
wires on the $400E500 and it was a pain to hold the ends together. I’ve had the 
problem before doing other wire joining. Just arrived today so haven’t used it 
yet but I’m excited to try it.

https://share.temu.com/sd8frdOyIhA 

Oh I _like_ the look of that.  Maybe I need one?  I've heard those stories 
about crimp vs solder.
I still solder, when it really matters.  Probably the very best would be to 
crimp, using a non-insulated
barrel, solder after that, then pot in RTV and heat-shrink over that.

-- Jim

Looks like something one could make pretty easily. Piece of 
wood/metal/plastic and a couple of paper clips?


Randy


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Re: [MBZ] Cool tool for soldering wires

[Jim Cathey via Mercedes]

> I got one of these to hold wires while soldering. I was repairing rat-chewed 
> wires on the $400E500 and it was a pain to hold the ends together. I’ve had 
> the problem before doing other wire joining. Just arrived today so haven’t 
> used it yet but I’m excited to try it. 
> 
> https://share.temu.com/sd8frdOyIhA 

Oh I _like_ the look of that.  Maybe I need one?  I've heard those stories 
about crimp vs solder.
I still solder, when it really matters.  Probably the very best would be to 
crimp, using a non-insulated
barrel, solder after that, then pot in RTV and heat-shrink over that.

-- Jim

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Re: [MBZ] Cool tool for soldering wires

[Allan Streib via Mercedes]

I hate crimp connectors because of how they look but I've heard that crimp 
connections are actually better than solder for cars where the wires might be 
moving around or subject to vibration.

I'd still probably solder and shrink wrap if it were me though.


On Tue, Aug 8, 2023, at 22:08, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
> I got one of these to hold wires while soldering. I was repairing 
> rat-chewed wires on the $400E500 and it was a pain to hold the ends 
> together. I’ve had the problem before doing other wire joining. Just 
> arrived today so haven’t used it yet but I’m excited to try it. 
>
> https://share.temu.com/sd8frdOyIhA
>
> --FT
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[MBZ] Cool tool for soldering wires

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

I got one of these to hold wires while soldering. I was repairing rat-chewed 
wires on the $400E500 and it was a pain to hold the ends together. I’ve had the 
problem before doing other wire joining. Just arrived today so haven’t used it 
yet but I’m excited to try it. 

https://share.temu.com/sd8frdOyIhA

--FT
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