How to tin and solder wires onto a motor

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In this video you will see the items needed, and how to tin wires and solder them onto a motor

Items needed:
Soldering gun or iron
Soldering flux or paste
Damp sponge
Wire strippers
Third hand tool (optional)

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First you will want to strip just enough insulation off of the wire to make a good connection, about 3/16” of and inch,
Second twist any loose wires tight in the direction that the wire is going and apply soldering flux or paste to the bare wire.
Third in my case I like using a third hand tool to hold the wire, heat up your soldering gun or Iron fully clean the tip add a little solder to the tip and apply heat from the soldering gun or iron tip to one side of the wire while feeding only enough solder from the other side to coat the bare wire with solder, then remover your soldering gun or iron and make sure that the wire is full covered all the way around.
Fourth take your soldering gun or iron and fully heat it up again, clean the tip, apply a small amount of solder to the clean tip and put the tinned wire onto the tinned motor tab and apply heat and light pressure from your soldering gun or iron until both surfaces melt together.
Fifth remove your soldering gun or iron and hold the connection as still as possible while it cools, should only be a few seconds, if you allow the connection to move to much you will end up with a cold solder joint that will not hold well or be a good solid connection.

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nice, but wheres the sound lol.
 
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