Soldering oxidised electrical wire

[bruceb58]

Re: Soldering oxidised electrical wire

This is the reason you use tinned marine wire.

 

[seabob4]

Re: Soldering oxidised electrical wire

Even good quality fully tinned marine wire suffers...

Pacer Marine 6GA from a 12 year old Proline. Note the dreaded "black" on the bare end...corrosion...

 

[marlboro180]

Re: Soldering oxidised electrical wire

He is just trying to tin the wires at the ends going into his tach and remote! Tin it up and move on....

 

[NSBCraig]

Re: Soldering oxidised electrical wire

As with everything what you do with your boat is up to you and you alone.

( And yeah just like was posted Solder shall not be the sole means of mechanical connection in any circuit. Boat builders that can afford to do it any way they want do it which way???)