In message , roy davidson
writes
Over the years I have tried to solder various wire ropes, never been
anything near successful. I have tried emery cloth to clean the end, greasy
flux stuff and different temperatures. I have always found another method to
solve the problem at hand. I just want to know how to do it before once
again I'm looking at blobs of solder refusing to bond with the cable.

Lots of clean

lots of heat (as opposed to temperature)

Lots of flux, and then some more


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geoff