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As long as you make a good connection with good conductivity and properly seal it from the elements you will be fine. Solder in my opinion is the best way to make a connection but often times is less convenient. We tend to do what is easier

Tinning the wire is quite effective when done properly. When done improperly is way worse than not tinning at all

Like you said in your previous post solder is not particularly the proper repair for household voltage but this is a automotive forum. In the low voltage stuff we will be working on there is nothing wrong with using solder as a repair. I would recommend that people use what they are comfortable...

Thanks for the input I will not argue your point because you are right but I will add that if the solder melts the connection may break and prevent further damage. The truth is I always use connectors but some people live in the past and think solder is the only way.

And for my last pic make shure you use the right kind of crimp for the job You will see where the crimper says bare or insulated. This refers to the connector do not use the bare crimp for a but splice with built in heat shrink you will pierce the heat shrink and make it useless I hope this...

Here we have two ring terminals both are good but if you have a choice always go for one that has the end sealed like the copper one. They are easier to seal and much less likely to have corrosion problems

This is a proper but splice note how rhe wire is not over stripped and you can not see excess copper then the heat shrink was thoroughly heated until the glue melted out. But not melted to the point of being burned.

Here there are there connectors and what I am showing them for is to help with identification of what ones have built in heat shrink and what ones do not The top but splice is the only one here with built in heat shrink. So after making your connection please use the heat shrink (I can not even...

Here is what it looks like when you have enough heat shrink extending out past the solder joint. Notice this is not self sealing so there is a light amount of dielectric grease under the tubing to act as the sealant

It is hard to see in this pic but you just need to apply a light/thin coat of dielectric tune up grease to the joint if you do not have self sealing heat shrink this is to promote a good seal and fight corrosion

This repair has been covered with self sealing heat shrink and it was properly heated until the glue melted out on both ends producing a water tight seal. But If you look at the one end of the heat shrink it barely overlaps the end of the solder joint and can potentially become a weak spot in...

This solder joint form the other side looks perfect but upon closer inspection you can see that there was not enough solder melted into the wire. This is whi you need to closely inspect your work because this looks good from the top but there could be a potential for high resistance in this...

This is a cold solder you can see how it looks like it is just sitting on the wire and has not been absorbed by the wire the 2 main causes of this not enough heat in the wire and or dirty/corroded wire. The pic with the wire going horozontally across your screen is not supposed to be in this...

I wanted to try and contribute something to the forum so here it goes This is a basic soldering and wire connections walk thru 1. Disconnect your battery/batteries This is for your safety and so you do not damage any thing. After all I don't think any of us are certified in 12 volt wielding...