Karen ( my other half) bought me some new mirrors with indicators built in for my old CBR Thou'.... Trouble is that my rented garage doesn't have mains electric and I needed to solder the joints in place. I tried the usual alternatives like Scotchlocks and the screw type terminal blocks with no success as the wires coming from the LED indicators are VERY thin! A bit of head scratching was needed to find an answer.

I borrowed a butane soldering iron from a mate this afternoon ..... Never used a butane soldering iron before and was a bit doubtful about how it would perform .... It was BRILLIANT! Did the job perfectly, in seconds! Works as well as any small mains powered soldering iron that I've used! I must admit, I was a bit nervous about using it near the fuel tank ... but it was fine! .... Happy Bunny!!!

Just checked on the Maplins website and they are doing a Half Price Offer on them at the moment too!

(This link is for the UK ... I'm sure that there are retailers in the rest of the civilised world too tho! )

http://www.maplin.co.uk/solder-pro-...ring-iron-34514

Hope this is useful to someone sometime!

 

Good deal Shakey


I go with shrink tube / wrap .........twist 'em together slide the shrink tube over
"cigarette lighter apply heat"....she shrinks locking the wires ........done

 

I've got a small 12v soldering iron with croc clips on the lead that works well too. It's no good for large jobs but will handle most general stuff fine. They're cheap too.

 

Butane soldering iron. One of the handiest items for your tool kit. Small, light, several tips for various jobs. Can't beat them for light soldering.

 

Hmmmmmm I wonder if it's powerful enough to attempt a bit of plastic welding on my fairing panels? Just noticed that there is a "hot knife" tip available????

 

Shakey

Can we have a picture of the mirror please?

 

I'll get one posted up tomorrow mate ....

Nothin special tho ... just off Fleabay. Quality seems ok for the money .... just a bit awkward to wire in unless you solder it.