[slimthelineman]

both ends tinned, a little extra in the middle, solid as can be. i will admit it looks weird but its always worked great for me. not really much stress on the joint itself and good solder joints dont just "break". the wires arent so much dependent on "touch" to conduct, that is what the solder is for, tinning the wire is like a conductive "cap" for them. when they are soldered together the solder solidifies and joins the two both physically and conductivly (new word)