meade916 Posted May 19, 2007 Report Posted May 19, 2007 Thought i would throw this together since im wiring up some batteries over in my build section. Ive had a few people ask me how i do it so here it is. This stuff is going into a PURE SPL Honda CRX. It will burp not play music very well. Anyway here is the soldering portion of the install. Here it is sorta "mocked up" how its going to be in the rex. Those are Kinetic 2400's Using ALL Rockford 1/0.....of course! Trimmed back about 1/2" and a 1/0 lug slapped on Grab you a decent propane torch and some solder. I use 60/40 rosin core solder. This will take practice but you will feel like you know something if you get the hang of it. I always get it nice and hot before starting. But i never use the flame itself to melt the solder. Heat up the BACK side of the lug preferably up higher by the hole at first. This allows the solder to melt up higher and slide down and into the wire pocket. This also saves you from melting the crap out of the wire jacket. you want to feed the wire and lug by pushing it against the hot surface and NOT the flame itself.......just keep pushing, get as much as you can in there without making it slip out the bottom and dripp everywhere. I do this until it is flat smooth puddle of shiny solder on the top. The trick is you need that wire to wick the solder or its no good. Now i heat it up toward the bottom of the lug until i see the wire underneath pull the solder into it. Pull back so it goes down gently and then let it cool a little bit. The wire should be saturated in solder now. Now i thow another pool over the top by heating up the lug up by the top hole again and letting it fall down into a smooth flat surface. Make sure it fuses with the lug all the way around and your done. 8 Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916
meade916 Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Posted May 19, 2007 now for the grounds... pretty much same instructions, different color wire Of course they will all be ziptied and clean once inside the car. Tomorrow i need to pick up some small bolts and they will all be hooked up. 1 Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916
meade916 Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Posted May 19, 2007 guys i deleted your posts because they got in before i was finished posting sorry bout that!! Hit me up again with your questions No nismo youcant do this with an iron.....not very easily anyway 2 Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916
Forevrbumpn Posted May 19, 2007 Report Posted May 19, 2007 sweet thread, now lets get back to the build Quote I have a ritual called "terminator". I crouch in the shower in the "naked terminator" pose. With eyes closed I crouch for a minute and visualize either Arnie or the guy from the 2nd movie. I then start to hum the T2 theme. Slowly I rise to a standing position and open my eyes. It helps me get through my day. The only problem is if the shower curtain sticks to my terminator leg. It sorta ruins the fantasy.
Ray Posted May 19, 2007 Report Posted May 19, 2007 yep... Hella goin' for the distinguished look with the glasses.. Quote 2008 California state record holder 157.2 Bassrace2009 California state record holder 157.0 BassraceRollin 50's 158.7db2009 King of Cali Bassrace2009 USACi score 160.5 @ 42hz
Braden062005 Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 Sweet, I always had a problem with crimping those, I always ended up smashing the shit out of them, and they still come loose, thanks for the tip steve. Quote 2 RF P215's Rockford 1 farad digital cap RF X6.c Amp Alpine head unit JBL GTO component door speakers and two way rear deck speakers
Mr. 973808 Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 (edited) Professor Steve Meade doing his best work as usual. Those are some really nice "puddles" that you made for the terminals. Too bad I don't use a torch to solder. I use the good ol' soldering wall socket style gun Edited June 1, 2007 by Mr. 973808 Quote THE GRADUATE 10:18:2007
audiofanaticz Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 Hella goin' for the distinguished look with the glasses.. Guys with shaved heads and glasses know a lot about audio Although my hair is kinda long in the pic.. 1 Quote
BassJunkie Posted June 1, 2007 Report Posted June 1, 2007 lmao @ the shirt fanaticz Great tutorial btw! Quote 1986 C20 Suburban 9 American Bass XFL 15's B2 M1MKII 14v XS Power Batteries Maxwell Caps Acoustical energy is free. Electrical energy is not you havent lived until you've hit a screw with a router.
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