Wire Tinning Technique

[Ran139]

I am into my wire harness upgrade and discovered that tinning wire requires something that I either don't have or am not aware of.
  The solder gun doesn't seem to heat the wire end enough for the solder to wick down the wire. Should I be using an iron, or is there a technique that I am not aware of?

[SteveLyle]

I used a Weller 100/150 watt 'pistol' style soldering iron when I did this.  I don't recall any problems.  A 10 watt iron might struggle to do the #10 wires - I would think they would present quite a large heat sink.  Keep the iron at the tip of the wire, that's the only 'trick' I can think of.

[brant]

You might try using some rosin soldering paste before you apply the solder. And don't forget to use only rosin core solder. Good Luck!

[Mark Wey]

Ran

Just to cover all the bases. Make sure your soldering iron is on the high setting and not the low setting. Mine is on the high setting when I squeeze the trigger only half way. When I squeeze it all the way it is only half power. Like i said just covering all bases.

Mark