How To Solder Wires Together (Sort of) – EricTheCarGuy

50 thoughts on “How To Solder Wires Together (Sort of) – EricTheCarGuy”

1. BEST VIDEO. This is exactly what I’m experiencing and it’s helping me SO MUCH! And yea, people suck and I’m glad you posted this.

2. I just finally got that liquid tape they sell cuz i hated how the electrical tape got tacky on its non sticky side and started to collect everything but what i was going to need it for. I use that over my heat shrink….which usually is the third or fourth tube by the time ive found a way to stop it from shrinking while soldering…. i mean we only get so much space or length of wire to work with most times… its hard out here for a mechanic pimp..trying to solder wires not use a crimp
   😂

3. These are the types of things you do when it's slow in the shop, lol. Bored mechanics, tools, and junk is a dangerous combination

4. All these failures to make repair right and when shrink tube fails and use of the electrical tape where you shoud not use it, makes this video interesting and realistic, but not very educational 😀

5. To remember how wires were originally connected I use "taking photos" with my phone, or it is possible to mark wires and connectors.

6. Soldering would be much easier if you would use soldering flux. Especially if you have to solder old wires, which copper corde is not shiny and reddish, but oxidized dark or greenish, you would not be able to solder it without agressive anti-corrosive flux.

7. Nice step by step on what not to do.

8. Authentic and true. Perfection comes w keeping trying, I agree no better.

9. his solder is not good need more flux or lower meltingpoint solder with lead anyway good video thumbs up bro

10. X what an absolute bodge. Terrible

11. Worst soldering ever

12. This didn't go as planned lol

13. Thanks for the solder vid…. wouldn't it have been easier to just pop the connector off the end, and swapped them?

14. Awwww Eric!!!! I found this video completely adorable!!! I’m an electrical engineer. When in comes to anything electronic I’m completely in my zone but when it comes to mechanics I’m a blubbering mess. I get the job done but it’s sorta done. 😁 but this video made me smile because you are the opposite to me. You are in your zone with mechanics and you get the job done with electrical. Made me feel better to know this. Been watching some of your videos and have started reading up on mechanics from a few college text books and trying to find some practical time on some cars. I’m loving your videos. Keep them coming.

15. :))))))))))))))))))

16. Never paid that much attention, but I Had no ides Nippon and Denso were the same company (Duh). I've seen lots of Denso products (like my radiator), And seen Nippon, but don't recall NipponDenso..

17. This is supposed to be an example of how not to solder stuff, right.

18. First need to learn to soilder

19. Did the wire you threw out have the same conector for the wires? Like could you have uncliped them from the plastic peices and then just not soderd anything? Lol im proubably wrong but still curious

20. Man, you already said it yourself I know, but your soldering skills are TERRIBLE!

    (Yeah, I know it's seven years old, but anyone watching this should treat it as entertainment only. Go and watch some other videos if you want to know how to solder wires together. This is a good demonstration of how NOT to solder, so it has some value I guess.)

    1. That little croc clip tool is nice but it won't work as a heat sink unless you clamp it to the copper wires. Clamping it to the insulation, …well, there's a clue in the word. The heat will zip out along the wire to where you don't want it, completely ignoring your croc clips, because they're out on the other side of the insulation.

    2. There's a reason to tin a soldering iron. If you have a layer of molten solder between the soldering iron and the work piece then the heat will transfer to it much more quickly. Looks like you are using the soldering gun like a blow torch. When soldering with a blow torch then yes, you'd apply the solder to the work piece on the opposite side, away from where the flame is.

    3. Oh, and you can stretch heatshrink tubing a bit if it's a size too small. Use long-nose pliers or something and widen it out gently before sliding it on the wire.

    4. The point of using good heatshrink tubing over a soldered joint in a car is not just to insulate the wire and keep moisture out. It is also to provide strain relief. Soldered connections are good electrically, but soldering can cause sharp bend points where the rigid solder ends, and with all that vibration, the wire can break at that point. Good, well-fitting heatshrink tubing will ensure the wire can bend over a longer length, and that will stop it fatiguing and breaking with the vibration. A bunch of insulating tape won't do that!

    (To be fair, you did have a badly-fitting heatshrink tube there under the insulating tape, so there would be some strain relief, but you need to explain that, otherwise folks are going to think you can just use a bit of tape instead of heatshrink tubing and it will be fine. It won't.)

21. If you make a video, why do you show things that "you have done better" or that you would not normally do or….it's not bringing you down, it's just respect for the viewers rather than "I have done better, I am not proud of this"…what am I watching here??

22. no flux?

23. Eric I disagree with your method. First you must make a mechanical connection by twisting the wires into a 90 degree then twisting opposite ways. "Linemans splice".
    Good video otherwise.

24. Eric, have you ever tried Liquid Electrical Tape? You might like that better than using shrink wrap or regular electrical tape

25. Always use flux and high quality heat shrink of the proper size.

26. You are funny.

27. Basically what the others said. All you needed to do was tin that soldering iron, and you would have had a great joint. Aside from that, great job!

28. I know it's an old vid but that looks like your first time… using your hands. But I will give you another chance and check out a more recent upload. You seem like a good guy and all.

29. Ive always enjoyed your videos and was pleased to see you using shrink-tube on soldered wires in cars. I learned to do that as I found that when you didn't, the copper annealed just past the solder point and had a tendency to weaken and finally cause an open with time and vibration if I only used electrical tape. I tend to use a little di-electric silicone if I don't have the right tubing in the ends and also on the rubber grommets for the connector if its a really tough connector to get to or it rides low on the vehicle.

30. Personally I think you do an outstanding job on your work. I want to thank you for posting all that you do. From these video about soldering to cluth replacement. You videos are the most helful cause you take the time to show your work not just post something so you can say look i posted a video. Furthermore there will always be people who enjoys pointing out little small things that dont really matter. It makes them feel better about who they are. So let them point lol. Anyway a good mechanic like your self can take what he has on hand and make it work. OUTSTANDING JOB OUTSTANDING Thanks and may you have a Merry Christmas Godbless

31. Eric- Let me know if you ever need anything soldered, even micro soldered. Its something I'm good at and I'd be happy to help you out if you ever need it. I can also help with making harnesses and basically anything electrical related.

    I do it for a living, so its all quality.

32. Even though the connectors are different the (spade) terminals might have been the same. May have been able to just remove them from the connector and install them in the new connector without cutting. My solder jobs are just as bad, so I avoid it whenever possible.

33. I thought I was bad

34. it happens to the best of us.

35. I think you did an A-1 job .

36. U sound like u are learning to solder from some of the dialogue in this video

37. Use high tension tape. Its self amalgating…. outperforms all those shrinkies.

38. Thanks Eric for this video help me out ! 👍

39. That was a disaster , but I admire your patients ….love your videos keep it up!

40. That's a rubbish job. Tin the iron properly and the heat will flow quicker and do a neater job. Much of that solder has already oxidised and it's not shiny at all.

41. Thanks so much. It may have not been perfect, but showing a few errors helps someone like me way more than showing 100% perfection. What I learned: have the right sized shrink sleeve, let the solder iron get hot, have plenty of electrical tape.

42. Eric. You are using too cold tip! The soldering must have done in FEW SECONDS! Also you must put the tip and the soldering wire together when the tip melts the solder and lets the heat to spread to the soldered wires. Then the soldering takes not more than one second. You don't need to use flux because it is included in the soldering wire.

    And don't use those alligator clips. They are not needed if you twist the wires together. They just ruin the wire insulation. They do not act as heat sink because they are not touching the wires. And use heat gun when shrinking the shrinking tube. I have 50 yrs of experience in soldering.

43. Yea it is called solder flux in a can.

44. For people who solder like this, is why they invented crimp connectors

45. You guys are dicks lol get off his back he does way more good than bad

46. You need to get solder between the iron and tip. That's called a solder bridge and will transfer the heat to the wire. Wouldn't take as long, if you did this. Just a tip. 🙂

47. why didn't you just chance the blocks

48. I like this

49. Haha!! Best stand up skit ever! Oh shit, my sides hurt. . . 👍🏼

50. Jesus Eric, what a bloody lash up!!!

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