Recommended · for beginners

tinning a stripped wire

helichair

Why people recommend it

Quick demonstration of tinning wire ends before soldering, suggested to beginners whose joints are not flowing properly.

Watch for: Relevant part from about 55 seconds

In their words

Simply obtain some of this, commonly refered to as "hookup wire", strip off any insulation, give it a slight twist, and tin it with a soldering iron to have exactly what is shown here.

rdtsc on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jun 2017. CC BY-SA.

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