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    Quote Originally Posted by grapejuice1998 View Post
    I used to race slot cars back in the 90's. We always used the largest sized iron that we could lay our hands on. We used it for everything from an oil-lite, to the leads, to the motor itself. The leads were really small, but the body of a 16D was really big in comparison.

    So, my opinion on soldering is; get a big iron, "tin it" and call it a day. A soapstone is good to have too, but a wet paper towel will work almost as well. And then, of course, you need flux and solder.
    YEP!!!

    Better to have one BIGGER than you really need. Within reason.

    What happens with a lot of people is they try to heat their work with an Iron that is too small and end up overheating in spots and not heating the entire work evenly.

    It's kind of like welding. You want your heat right where you are working and not dissipated elsewhere.
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    Yeah, I like a nice big iron (70+ watts), preferably with a 1/8" chisel tip. Small irons don't heat up big wires very fast and you end up heating long lengths of wire while you wait, as previously said.
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    I use the open butt splicers (remove the plastic cover) with a crimp, and follow it up with solder and shrink tube.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ScojoDak View Post
    I use the open butt splicers (remove the plastic cover) with a crimp, and follow it up with solder and shrink tube.
    This is what I do mostly.

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