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Some good suggestions on soldering LED leads in well heat-sinked heads.

advice on soldering led into a light with integrated shelf

Anyone have any advice on soldering the wires onto the start on an integrated shelf, I have been using the solder tip that has a slant cut through it, like a piple cut diagonal. I put a blob onto the star contacts, then I put the star in. melt some solder, and let the blob stay on the tip of iron. then I hold the wire on the blob on the star, and with my iron having a blob on the tip, I press down, and mend the two. my iron is about 700 degrees F Am I creating a less than ideal joint this way? …