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Bob Miller wrote:

Get a Weller SP-120 soldering iron. It's 120 watts. About $46. You can
typically find it by Googling.

You'll need that kind of heat to solder coax connector outer shells to
the braid. Get the ARRL Handbook, and look at their pages on soldering
coax connectors.

Another trick: it's usually possible to solder the outer shells into
place with a lower-wattage gun, if you first pre-heat the whole
assembly with a hot air gun (hair dryer might work). This can be
gentler on the coax (and its meltable internal insulation) than just
hitting the shell with a soldering iron and waiting for the shell to
soak up enough heat to allow the solder to melt.

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