Hints on soldering IC's

What I know about this is that, if you want to do it yourself, you should not try to solder with the iron plugged in. That is, heat the iron first, unplug it, then use residual heat to do the work. My understanding is that stray current fields will harm the IC. I'd consult a pro if I were you...

Hey, Anubis, get thee over to Audio Asylum's cable forum or Jon Risch's DIY interconnect page. I think they don't use voodoo to make their IC's. If you have the right soldering iron and good silver solder (not Radio Shack), it should be fairly easy to do the terminations yourself. Have fun!

Anubis: What kirk mentions on heat is important to bear in mind: silver content solder requires higher temperature to melt. So try applying the solder to the heating element tip and let it flow where required. Fast high heating for a shorter period of time works better than longer heating times.....as Talmadge suggest Risch pages could provide good pointers