Im lost without the PW thread!!!!

[lancehon]

Rice a roni post

[lancehon]

Congrats on 6k Bryce

[bryce2320]

Thanks Lance

[chpthril]

I bought the soldering gun. Idk what kind of wire I have or anything like that. It just keeps balling up and rolling of the copper pin on the LEDs.

Is the wire stranded?

What size is the solder? Smaller the better as it melts faster. The longer you heat the strip, the more it melts out the contact disc. If you have to, snip the exposed end off the strip and move to the other end.

[thtrog]

Congrats Bryce, nice pics too!

[chpthril]

I bought the soldering gun. Idk what kind of wire I have or anything like that. It just keeps balling up and rolling of the copper pin on the LEDs.

Also, pull the trigger on the gun before touching it to the strip and wire. This lets the tip get hot. This means its hot before hitting the strip and wire. In the ideal world, the solder needs to melt from the heat off the wire, not by touching the tip of the solder. other wise, you get a cold solder and the wire will pop off.

[bryce2320]

I didnt have the copper on the LEDs stripped all the way down I dont think. I got them soldered on now. I mean if I wiggle and tug on them they pop off. I guess thats where the heat shrink would come into effect huh?

[thtrog]

Hope you told Butang good night for me Chp.

[bryce2320]

Or should u be able to tug on them pretty hard and them not pop off?

[konajay]

The environmental lady said we have to have 10,00 ft of unused space in case we have to ever put in a new septic or something like that. 10' perimeter all around the house doesnt count. Now I dont know if Ill have enough space to build at all Im ready to move to the country like I wanted to in the first place now. Shes supposed to come out thursday night and see for sure. She said shell do her best to crunch the numbers to make it work. I will b highly pissed off if not!

That sucks Bryce, hopefully it will all work out

[thtrog]

It was 70 here today, was soooo tempted to get her wet.

[bryce2320]

ET, you should spill the beans on the stereo install

[thtrog]

That sucks Bryce, hopefully it will all work out

X2, hope they can work it out

[chpthril]

I didnt have the copper on the LEDs stripped all the way down I dont think. I got them soldered on now. I mean if I wiggle and tug on them they pop off. I guess thats where the heat shrink would come into effect huh?

Yeah, you gotta have the surface clean. Kinda like trying to weld a rusted or painted surface, it wont take. No, the heatshrink only makes a moisture seal, the solder needs to hold the wires.

[chpthril]

Hope you told Butang good night for me Chp.

Yep!