Best solder free electrical connection

[john hamilton]

I have to connect this AAA battery holder to a toy. Although I have a small soldering iron, my soldering skills are poor. I can see myself easily melting all the plastic around the contacts before I can get anything to stick to the tabs. (The part of the tabs with the small hole will bend upwards giving some clearence).

My immediate plan is to poke a few strands of wire through the holes in the connection tabs twist and then apply some nail varnish to stop it unwinding. Since its a toy it does not need to be totally foolproof.

If anyone had any ideas that were a bit more sophisticated I would be gratefull. Thanks.

[Bob Eager]

To add to the other suggestions about soldering: if you can get/borrow a temperature controlled iron, run it at a lower temperature and use 63/37 solder.

[robgraham]

I notice that nobody has raised the point for the OP that his problem of previous soldering is that he is possibly using too powerful a soldering iron - one with too big a bit. This is the most likely cause of his problem with melting the support for the tag he is soldering to. Haven't we all done it - and even with a temperature controlled one and 50 years of experience I softened the mount for the centre pin of a connector yesterday, and had to go back and apply heat to straighten it.

John - I've had a quick scan through Ebay and suggest that #370414838261 is a good buy (ie I've got one!) for a controlled iron if you feel that the advise to try,try,try again is worth following.

Rob

[steve robinson]

Try lead based solder 60/40 has a lower melting point

[Bob Eager]

And 63/37 even lower.

[Stormin Mormon]

I was thinking to enlarge the holes in the tabs, and use pop rivets. Sadly, the battery holder pictured won't take .250 push on connectors, I don't think. The metal is chromed, so solder won't stick very well, it's also likely steel. There is no really good way to make the connection.

Wire through the hole, twist the wire, and solder the wire to itself is about the best answer I can find.

[tm]

I would be most surprised if they were chromed. Most likely a thin nickel plate to prevent oxidation. Solder will work fine. That's why they put the hole for a wire.

Solder it.

tm

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[geoff]

Let me quote from the instructions of the hot air / soldering station I just purchased

"Temperature of the soldering tip

High temperature will decrease the function of the soldering tip. So the temperature should be set to the lowest. This soldering tip has good quality for recovery and can solder at low temperature. This can protect the component sensitive with temperature

Cleaning

The tip should be cleaned with sponge periodically. After soldering the oxidised and carbonated superabundant soldering material will damage the tip. Deviation of soldering and deduction of function of the soldering tip will occur. The soldering tip must be dismantled for cleaning every week so the soldering tip can keep the function

After welding,clean the superabundant soldering material"

so now you know ...

[geoff]

No - just file or otherwise (emery cloth) remove the plating back down to the base copper underneath just before soldering

Simples

FFS - it's a cheap plastic moulding with tags on it

you lot are turning this into a major project

[David Taylor]

I would like some superabundant soldering material, please.

[Jim Yanik]

David Taylor wrote in news:slrni6lvng.r7s.davidt- [e-mail]:

you're FEEDING THE TROLL. stop that.

[clare]

Technical Chinglish at it's best.

[Michael A. Terrell]

File off the chrome.

[geoff]

Excuse me, but is the OP a Septic or English ?

If he/she/it is English, it's bugger all use pointing them at Septic outlets, is it?

[The Daring Dufas]

I'm sorry, I have absolutely no idea what you are writing about. Could you find someone to translate it into American?

TDD

[Dave]

I'm English and I haven't a clue what they are on about either. :-)

Dave

[clare]

Cockney rhyming slang - septic tank = yank.

[The Daring Dufas]

Howdy cousin! 8-)

TDD

[geoff]

Septic tank = yank

duh - colonials

[geoff]

In message , [e-mail] writes

Hardly cockney, universal ex-pat speak

or would one prefer ...

merkin

and if you don't know what a merkin is, look it up