Soldering Cable Ends Bicycle

Step by step soldering clamp or place the cable where can sit at least a few inches above your working surface.

Soldering cable ends bicycle.

Cable end soldering i am thinking of doing this for a couple bikes especially whichever bike might be the one to travel with me to france or on any other trip. I just dip the cable in the flux then press the solder against the hot soldering gun until a little drop melts on there then press the melted solder against the fluxed cable end and it sucks the solder right up with a delightful sizzle. Dip the tip in some soldering flux not too far in as the solder will flow as deep as the flux goes heat the cable starting at just the tip since that is really where you want the majority of the solder to penetrate anyway add solder a little bit at a time so the end of the cable doesn t get bulky with solder. Saab2k when i build a bike the cable ends are done the traditional method eg fit a crimp to fit and pinched once in the middle with a dull set of dikes.

Keep the cable clean if you ve touched the cable with oily fingers or put in someplace where it might pick up oil or. A better way to terminate your bike s shifter and brake cables. I m running my soldering iron at it s max of 850 degrees f mostly because i m impatient but you should be fine using a much lower. The way i was taught didn t involve heating the cable at all.

Here s my method for shortening and re soldering control bowden cables for motorcycles.