Sergeant_Skyrim Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Hey guys, just working on putting in my new system this weekend so dad and I are now at the point of soldering the 1/0 into ring terminals. Here are the pics if you all could let me know how they look. I watched both Meade's and HVCA's vids on how to solder. I'm trying to finish this part up tonight so that it'll be done before the week starts and I have to go back out to school for the week Quote Build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amart88 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Look ok to me. Looks like good penetration. Came out the bottom of terminal? Quote My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonLong Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 i guess it is good? sorry i'm a noob lolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Looks ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Did you reheat the solder till it melted again after it cooled? Quote Rest in peace, walled 87 accord build log 03' Corolla build with AA Mayhem inside. My super random youtube channel and terrible camera work. Wiring comparison by CaptainzPlanetz Wire and fuse guide by Guest SyKo13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickass audio Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 It looks pretty good to me. One personal preference i like to do is like when i solder copper piping for a house. I take those little metal brushes to the inside of the ring terminal and scuff them up a bit then i do it to the little joint around the part where the wire gets inserted. I then put a good amount of flux on the wire and insert it into the ring terminal. Just because some of my wires are a little smaller than the ring i like to crimp them into a bench vice (not a great crimp) but then i get out the torch and solder the hell out of them. I have never had a wire with more than .01 ohms of resistance from doing it this way or had one break apart from hanging crap off it lol. Just a tip if you ever encounter it. If you have solder that is not like a shiny/mirror finish then you need to apply the heat more to the wire. This is a cold solder connection and has high resistance in the connection and poor quality and strength. But anyways that connection looks solid. Good job!! Quote 2004 GMC Envoy1 XS power S3400 batt under the hood and 4 XS Power D3100's battery installed in the rear by the amps0 gauge power wire from front to backAlpine iva-w205 touchscreen dvd/cd/mp3/ipod/am/fm/gps headunitSundown Audio SAX-200.4 amp for my mids and highs8 gauge speaker wire from amp to woofer270 amp Mechman AltRockford Fosgate T1652-s component speakersRockford Fosgate 3Sixty.2 sound processorRca's from Rockford Fosgate and Monster Cable14 gauge speaker wire for the mids and highs1 18" Ascendant Audio SMD Dual 1 ohm with custom Black & Blue carbon fiber and hand signed dustcapBox: 5.66 cubic feet net volume box tuned to 30.13Hz with 1.5" wide wooden dowels and 1.5" thick baffle1 DC Audio 5.0k amp wired to .5 ohms nominal with an imp rise of 1.35 ohms for the single AA SMD 18"Future Vision 8000k 50w bi-xenon projector HID's with 4300k 35w fog lightsLink to my build: Buildupdates/progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-12-t1 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 did you crimp the ring terminal? i would say thats a lot more important getting a good connection there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Fizzy Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 i guess it is good? sorry i'm a noob lolz So if you don't know what to look for, why would you say it's good. It could be completely fucked up, and op would think he did a good job. Looks decent op, good job on not melting the jacket. Quote under construction I hate People with crappy primered cars rolling on hubcaps that are louder then me. u hate c-fizzy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amart88 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 did you crimp the ring terminal? i would say thats a lot more important getting a good connection there Solder, Crimp or Crimp and solder. They are all good if done correctly. Quote My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant_Skyrim Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Thanks for the quick responses everybody, we were just wanting to make sure that it was all good before we finished off the rest! @Amart, yep, came right out of the bottom of the terminal pretty much all the way around. @strangeduck, Yessir, made sure to reheat after it cooled for a little so that there'd be somewhat of a smooth puddle up top. Back out to finish the rest off I go, thanks fellow bassheads! Quote Build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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