Jeremy in DE
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While trouble shooting the lack of cranking on my TO30 I had the starter apart.
The soldered connection between the starter stud and internal "wires" is bad. What is the best procedure to repair that soldered joint?
My soldering experience is limited to small electrical connections. My irons won't produce enough heat to get that much copper hot. Do I just need more heat? If more, just a bigger iron? Can I add the heat externally and let the stud conduct the heat? Will the heat compromise the insulation between the stud and housing? I'm slightly hesitant to add too much heat without checking about the right procedures.
I eventually got it started by bending the loose copper wire so it has enough tension to still make acceptable contact. (Without hitting the internal works, which it had been doing by the scarring.) It works to get me going for now, but it's not right.
The soldered connection between the starter stud and internal "wires" is bad. What is the best procedure to repair that soldered joint?
My soldering experience is limited to small electrical connections. My irons won't produce enough heat to get that much copper hot. Do I just need more heat? If more, just a bigger iron? Can I add the heat externally and let the stud conduct the heat? Will the heat compromise the insulation between the stud and housing? I'm slightly hesitant to add too much heat without checking about the right procedures.
I eventually got it started by bending the loose copper wire so it has enough tension to still make acceptable contact. (Without hitting the internal works, which it had been doing by the scarring.) It works to get me going for now, but it's not right.
