Bullet Connectors - flux or not to flux?

[SunnyHouTX]

Welding?

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by etc1006

As I just had to convert some stuff to these. I drilled a couple of holes in a 2x4, stuck the bullet in, heated them up, ran some solder in, and inserted the pretinned ends. Slid the plug end on and snapped it in place and done.

That's the process I think every one uses.

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

I just thought of a crazy idea to make soldering bullet connectors so much easier... If anything comes of it I'll start a thread later in the Project X section.

I think at least 2 of you might be able to guess what I'm thinking about.

I'm not sure how much easier one could make it. My concern was why did that one come off? Could it be related to the pool of flux that ends up on top of the molten solder in the cup? Or was it just a bad solder connection.

[What's_nitro?]

Just a bad connection, I'm sure. The flux pool is only on top of the solder pool, so it doesnt get in the way of the wire.