castle 6.5 mm plugs

i'm getting ready to solder these on my 1515/2.5d but the hole in the plug is alot bigger than the gauge wire on the motor....just fill the gap with solder?

is this what everyone is doing?

[George16]

Fill the hole half way with solder.

Best way to do it is by using a piece of wood. Drill 6.5mm holes on the the piece of wood, place the 6.5mm plugs into the holes. This will allow you to keep the gun on the plugs to allow the sloder to fully melt and flow into the plugs. Once the solder is in the hole, insert the wire and cool it down.

Originally Posted by George16

Fill the hole half way with solder.

Best way to do it is by using a piece of wood. Drill 6.5mm holes on the the piece of wood, place the 6.5mm plugs into the holes. This will allow you to keep the gun on the plugs to allow the sloder to fully melt and flow into the plugs. Once the solder is in the hole, insert the wire and cool it down.

I like the whole idea...nice

I use one of those soldering handy hand stations .
Basically a metal base with two arms that have alligator clips attached and swivel any direction .

Great for when you need both hands free to solder .

Yea the block of wood trick works good but right now I just have a pair of pliers with a rubber band around the handles to hold the plugs, then I set the wire in the hole and start pouring in the solder...of course having a really good solder station helps big time I have the hako 936 that goes up to 900deg in a flash.