which solder

[agentpineapple]

nothings ever simple, all I want is a decent solder to connect the wires to an indicator housing, but after searching the web, i'm none the wiser as the choices are endless.
I was going with a 60/40 0.71mm qualitek, is this good, god only knows.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Qualitek-Sold ... 623uzMFoLw
any advice on the subject is welcomed.

[lloydie]

Get yourself this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/171798440748

[bald_pig]

Get yourself this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/171798440748

He want's solder, not a soldering iron

I don't think there's a great deal in it these days, just don't inhale fumes from the lead stuff!

[playerone]

I always use the maplins lead free stuff when we've got soldering to do at work on some of the older style railway equipment, never had any problems with it

[bigtwinthing]

halfords will have something too Marty

[IanB]

I do quite a bit of soldering - mostly on circuit boards, but also general wiring stuff.

A few things that will help:

- Soldering iron - bigger tends to be better, a 60W model should do most bike wiring. I do electronics with a 15W, it won't touch heavier cabling.
- I always use a tin/lead solder, look for a "eutectic" solder - this gives the lowest melting point of a tin/lead alloy, around 63% tin, 37% lead. I tried the lead-free stuff, hated it. As long as you're not soldering 12 hours a day, the fumes won't do too much damage.
- Get some rosin flux - something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144096145843 ... OSwkexe3lW~ and dip both parts to be soldered in it.
- Get one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/393423701854 ... SwhLZcor5Z and use it to keep the tip of your soldering iron clean.
- Cover the resulting joint with glue-lined heat shrink: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331812012398 ... SwZtJW9Adb

Hope this helps,

Ian