Soldering Procedures

The object of these procedures is to attach the leadwire to the gage tab with the least amount of solder practicable.

1. Adjust tip temperature as described in Soldering--General .
    
2. Clean and tin the soldering tip, adding enough solder to form a small pool. A screwdriver-shaped tip is preferred.
    
3. Place one drop of M-Flux AR on gage tab or terminal to be wired.
    
4. Hold tinned wire in place on tab. Drafting tape is often helpful to keep wire from moving during soldering.
    
5. Without adding more solder to iron, firmly press flat surface of iron tip onto wire and tab and hold for one second.
    
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 on each tab to be wired, adding small amounts of solder to iron when necessary before each tab is soldered.
    
7. Inspect connections. Incomplete or "peaked" solder joints should be resoldered with additional flux on gage tab and limited amounts of solder reapplied to iron tip.

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