Originally Posted by
dsbrantjr
Yep, 63-37 solder (I hate that lead-free crap) with an RMA rosin core. Brass solders really well if you remove the chrome plating. There is not really a lot of strength needed since the braking forces are pressing the ferrules together, the solder really just keeps them aligned.
I was thinking the same thing as far as the braking forces. Do you know how to tell if a ferrule is brass vs. aluminum? I know for the cabling set I have one of the features is "allow ferrules" but I have a lot of random other ferrules so maybe one of them is brass.