11-29-2012, 12:43 PM
If you do not want to "melt some ties", a damp cloth on the rails, close to the joiner - flux between the joiner and the rail for good/clean thermal transfer - and a tinned iron with just enough extra solder on the tip, for the connection, should hold the damage down to a minimum. 
Remember: for a good solder joint, the "work" ( in this case the rail and the joiner ) needs to be hot enough to melt the solder, or at least allow it to flow between, and fuse to, the pieces being soldered.
Remember: for a good solder joint, the "work" ( in this case the rail and the joiner ) needs to be hot enough to melt the solder, or at least allow it to flow between, and fuse to, the pieces being soldered.
We always learn far more from our own mistakes, than we will ever learn from another's advice.
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!