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These are some great tips. I am having great success with my soldering today. The flux definitely helps the solder to flow into the wires when tinning. I have an 80 watt iron and I have it set to 500°c. Also having the solder in the connector first helps. Then when I see it melted, I place the tinned wire.Strip (the wire )
have a wet sponge to clean the tip (..oh boy..)
tin the wire (flux if necessary)
fill the connector cup with solder (~50%) hold it with something that does not transmit heat (non-metal), wood is ideal
while the cup is hot insert the wire, since it's pre-tinned this will all melt quickly
2-3s maybe add some more solder and done. If it's longer than 5s start cursing and buy a soldering iron with more power.
hold steady until it solder looses it's shimmer, you could use pliers to draw heat out of the cup ~ 20s
done
trim any overflow with a sharp knife (EC5 connectors)
Nneedle nose pliers, a wooden jig (or cloth pins) and a knife come in handy. Use a heat resistant work surface (silicon mat).