摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus for soldering the core end (3) of an electrical wire (4) to a tinplated spoon (2) of a contact terminal of a connector (1) by means of a soldering sleeve (5) that is a shrinkable tube including meltable soldering material. The method comprises the steps of: pre-soldering (6, 8, F1; 7, 9, F2) the core end of the wire to the spoon; positioning the soldering sleeve (5) over the pre-soldered core end and spoon; and heating, preferably by induction, the soldering sleeve in order to melt the soldering material included therein so as to perform the 'real' soldering. Owing to this method, including the pre-soldering operation, and to the apparatus specifically design therefore, the action of the operator is facilitated in that he has no longer the maintain together the core end, the spoon and the soldering sleeve while heating the whole during a relatively long time. The quality of the resulting soldering is thereby also improved. <IMAGE></p> |