Posted by Seth Boyer on May 08, 2011 at 07:12:27 from (207.119.199.147):
In Reply to: 6 Volt Questions posted by Rdandersom on May 07, 2011 at 22:43:56:
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Here's a couple more tips on actually soldering the connections. Just like the other guys say make sure everything is clean. Treat it just like you would soldering a copper water pipe connection. Flux both the cable and the lug you're using. If you don't do much soldering buy it in the smallest container available. Flux will go bad over time. The key to this is it's color. It needs to be a light brown almost tan color and keep it stirred. When you first pull your can out of storage mix it up and see if it lightens up a bit. If it's dark toss it in the trash. Another solution to this is to buy Tinning Flux. It will be available right along side all of your other soldering supplies. Tinning flux will serve the same purpose and has a small percentage of solder in the compound. In my experiance it has a lot longer shelf life.
Instead of wasting money in buying the small soldering "capsules" from the auto parts store I simply make my own. Just take your regular solder wire and cut lengths equal to the depth of the cable lug you're using. Pack as many as you can into the lug and heat just like stated before.
Another tip I've found does an amazing job on a 6 volt sytem is to clean every possible connection very very well. This means everything from the battery posts to the connections at the starter switch. Don't forget your grounds either. Even remove the starter and clean up where the starter and the bell housing make contact. When you do this buy you and tube of di-electric grease and smear on every point of ground contact and every cable connection. Doing all of this will take a 6 volt system that turns over well to one that turns over very fast!
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