I have to improve a whole bunch of landscape lighting connections done in #12/2 landscaper cable.
I will have to buy a soldering kit.
I looked through the posts here for quite a while and now post my question.
What is the recommended kit for this application?
I am leaning toward buying a butane soldering kit, some eutectic 63/37 solder and some heat shrink tubing.
the other choice would be a 260w Weller, eutectic solder and epoxy packs over wire nuts.
Could also get a soldering pot, but the job is one off and not that big.
Finally, the garden is used as a vegetable garden and maybe it's better just to twist the wires and use the blue nuts!
My concern is that the butane torch will not have as much heating ability as the 260w Weller gun
Also, that windy conditions might make the torch difficult to use.
But the torch would be more useful to shrink the tubing!
Any insights?
Thanks
I will have to buy a soldering kit.
I looked through the posts here for quite a while and now post my question.
What is the recommended kit for this application?
I am leaning toward buying a butane soldering kit, some eutectic 63/37 solder and some heat shrink tubing.
the other choice would be a 260w Weller, eutectic solder and epoxy packs over wire nuts.
Could also get a soldering pot, but the job is one off and not that big.
Finally, the garden is used as a vegetable garden and maybe it's better just to twist the wires and use the blue nuts!
My concern is that the butane torch will not have as much heating ability as the 260w Weller gun
Also, that windy conditions might make the torch difficult to use.
But the torch would be more useful to shrink the tubing!
Any insights?
Thanks
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