How To Solder Trailer Wiring

Keep the soldering iron on the bottom of the wire to continue heating it.

How to solder trailer wiring. Use a wire jacket or something else around the wires. Oblivion is also correct about the waterproofing - trailer wiring is notorious for corroding. Connect each colour wire on a light to the corresponding wire of the same colour on the trailer wiring.

These are the wires Im using. It dries fast seals well can be put on in multiple layers and one can goes a long way. I rewire all of my trailers with the plastic 7 way connectors.

Tin Plated Copper Plastic. Feed the wire into the drill holes on the outside skirt I drill a larger hole using the step drill so it can accommodate a rubber grommet. Another way to waterproof is to buy a can of liquid wire insulation - the brush is part of the can lid.

Diameter of copper core. They are large enough that you can use ring terminals crimped on the wires and the screws in the connector just screw them down. Run the tip of the solder on top of the wire so it melts into the wires.

Thanks for watching The Flat Rate Mechanic. Damaged wiring can be soldered to complete or repair an automotive electrical circuit. Connection three 10-gauge wires together is going to be best accomplished by soldering the connections as this is the most secure method.

-Take each single copper wire apart from each others-Put the wire 10-20 minutes in salt acid 30 which can be bought from local hardware store cheap-Use protection glasses-Use toilet paper or something and clean the rest of the salt acid away you will also see alot of dirt coming off get it all off. However when using high-quality materials its not necessary. Dead link also not.