Soldering instead of crimping

pcmentor29 wrote:
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Can someone tell me if I need a higher wattage iron or another solution to solder wires that have old maybe weathered ends. On fresh copper wires the heat flows great. Is there a technique to get old copper wire to tin properly or is this the best I can do? Thanks

With stranded wire, the only thing you can do is strip the insulation back until you have clean wire.

If this results in the wires being too short, just add on some new wire.

With that size wire, I would use a 150 Watt IRON.