In message , Andrew Gabriel
writes
In article ,
"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.

Is this to stop the end fraying?
What about crimping on a bootlace ferrule,
or any crimp which is about the right size?

They do make little crimp on ferrules specifically for the end of bike
cables, or little it of heat shrink tubing over the end.

I've soldered them as well with solder tape, a few wraps and a match and
it's done.
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Chris French, Leeds