26-09-2012, 12:33 PM
Half the battle is a good clean tip in your soldering iron, keep the sponge nice and damp and run the tip over at very regular intervals to keep clean, new or NOS tag strips should take solder no problem, pre tin first, some original fluxes present in joints on old sets can be problematic, if that is the case then all original stuff should be sucked or wicked off, cleaned, then re tin everything with new solder, regarding getting several componet leads to one tag, most tags will take 2,3 or even 4 component leads when fully cleaned up, wrap the leads half a turn or so to the tag if you are looking for originallity, if not just poke 'em through by about 2 to 3 mm and solder up, the joint should be fine if everything is up to temp and a decent solder is used, I was taught to make both a mechanical joint as well as a soldered one ie: wrap components through tags, but in my experience this is not really needed if soldered correctly, to wrap or not to wrap is a personal choice.
Lawrence.
Lawrence.
