How To Make Homemade Soldering Wire

Too much or too little flux will cause problems with the solder attaching to the parts.

How to make homemade soldering wire. Well get you started and dont miss the giveaway at the end of the video. You will first start off with a short length less than a foot of thick braided copper wire. You can use more vinegar than water.

DangPro shows you how to create your own solder flux. Pull the copper out the side of the slit and cut off the excess insulation. Bring ½ cup vinegar and ½ cup water to a boil.

Cut off any bullshit on the end of the wire. Place your soldering iron over the tips and feed solder onto the wires. Solder the exposed tips of the two copper wires to a power cord jack with a soldering iron.

In previous videos we compared different types of commercial flux but did you know its possible to make a simple and effective flux at home. It should be smooth and shiny. Hold the power cord jack wire tips over the exposed tips of the wires.

Secure the harness so that the wiring is facing you. Insert the tinned ground connector into the hole and apply the soldering iron to the conductor wire. Some people even use just vinegar no water.

And now you just made a solder wick from a piece of copper wire you can use it as the usual solder wick. Make a slit starting 2 inches from the end of the wire all the way to the end. They can be made independently.