Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-43770328-20191117233821/@comment-30049823-20191118020602

Thinking back... I was proficient at soldering when I was about 8 years old, but that was on a fireproof workbench under the expert tutelage of my dad. It's not a tool you plug into the outlet under your night stand and do while you're flopped on the bed.

And if you decide you don't want to mess with soldering yet -- it's certainly the most durable and best-conducting connection -- but isn't strictly necessary. You can also strip off a quarter-inch of insulation, wrap the bare part of the wire tightly around the terminal, and just tape it in place for a decent electrical connection.

The tape will eventually dry out and it might rattle loose if you play rough, but by that time you'll probably be old enough to wield a soldering iron unsupervised.