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Using a solder gun for guitar repairs?
Alright, I know you aren’t supposed to use solder guns for soldering pickups, because that can mess with it and render it useless. In my situation, one of my input jack’s wires broke and I have easy access to a solder gun, I don’t want to have to buy a solder iron until I start rebuilding one of my Jackson’s. My question, is it safe to use a solder gun (like the Cold-Heat in particular) to solder my broken solder jack wire? Also, I don’t really want to change the whole wiring, I’m going to strip the wire a little bit and solder it over the previous solder point. I’m going to change the jack in a few months but it’s a temporary fix…should I not do that? Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.
Dude–Just make sure you use rosin flux solder. DO NOT USE ACID FLUX OR ACID CORE SOLDER!! It will contaminate the rest of your wires. If you are just doing a temporary fix, do what I do, get a tube of epoxy putty, and if you have enough slack, make a small ball of putty, knead it, and pack it around the wires, just make sure they touch. It hardens in about 15 minutes. Then get it off to the shop ASAP.
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