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Re: SLU-70 Lugs

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Originally Posted by sanddrag
I've tried every iron and soldering gun I have to solder Anderson Contacts onto 6 ga wire and I just cannot get it anywhere near hot enough. The best thing that I've found is a small butane pencil torch, but mine broke so now I use the big propane torch. It gets hot enough but it is a real pain because the flame is so large.
While working with Team 1495, we soldered these with the only soldering iron available, a 25-watt Radio Shack iron. It took about a half an hour per connector. These stupid things make an excellent heatsinks.
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