• pelya@lemmy.world
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      16 hours ago

      By the time your wire reaches 200⁰ needed for your solder to melt, your insulation would already be burning. That’s not a plausible scenario, or you need to deliberately make a bad solder joint, cutting half the strands in the wire so it overheats in that particular place.

      • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz
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        13 hours ago

        No, this is not true. Solder is brittle and any poor joint can cause a lot of heat. You should never use solder in household wiring.

        Crimps, screw terminals, or properly rated electrical connectors only.