Soldering two Wires together

Well this is a little off topic but I'd figure I would share it today. It will be back to airplane theme tomorrow.

In this post I will show you how I join two wires together. First I gathered the right tools. The right tools are as follows: two clamps,wire stripper(or exacto blade) wire of some sort, solder, soldering iron and an old rag. I also included a DVD I used to learn how to do soldering. The Dvd can be bought at http://www.modeltrain.com/

Supplies used and DVD that taught me how to do it.

First I cut  two small pieces of wire and stripped about a 1/2 inch off of one end of each. I then proceed to heat up the wire with the soldering iron from the bottom as shown in the picture below. After waiting a few seconds for the wire to heat up, I place the tip of the solder on the tip of the wire and it ran down the side of wire and covered about the entire stripped part of the wire. If you put solder on too soon no solder will melt and you should wait a few more seconds. Also, if you get too much solder on, it will show with bumps and clumps of solder on your wire. I did this to both wires.  

Solder being added to a wire with soldering iron

In the picture below I placed the two wires close together.

Two wires with solder on the ends and a clamp

After applying solder to both wires. I heated the wire up and BOOM two joined wires.

 


Electrical Tape to prevent shorting.

I heated up the two wire up and placed them close together with the ends that had solder on them. Once the heat was applied the solder ran between the two wires and formed a joint. I took the heat off and the solder solified.
I used some electrical tape to prevent shorting if I were to use this in anything.





Easy Way to Clean Leading Edges on Airplanes

Here is a different way to clean airplane leading edges then the old soap and water. Try using hydrogen peroxide next time on the leading edges because it is a fast and easy way to keep your plane looking sharp.


Items needed:
Mircofiber /rag
Hydrogen peroxide
Spray bottle


1. First put some hydrogen peroxide into the spray bottle and spray product liberally onto the section you want to clean.

Unclean Leading Edge

2. Allow the hydrogen peroxide to do its magic for about minute or two. Then wipe it off completely with your rag.

Clean Leading Edge

3. A perfectly clean leading edge.

You can use this on fabric and metal leading edges. Don't use it on windshields or plastics.