Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 12:58:55 -0500
From: "Randall, Randy" <Randy.Randall@uchealth.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Ameritron band switch repair
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I have picked up a few Wellers 8200's and D550's at hamfests for as little as
$2.00 working and in good shape but minus the tip. It is odd that some hams
think that soldering guns are useless or only for tube work. Bargains are out
there but you have to be early and dig in the boxes!
Randy E. Randall AB9GO
## I had 1-2 soldering guns go kaput on me. I gave up on em and instead use a
heavy duty iron. The iron of choice is made by “american beauty” Mine has a
100w ele and a .375” diam tip..which tapers
to a wedge. You can also get em in 150W. You can also get em in 550 watts,
with half inch diam tips. Those are made for doing plumbing jobs. telco’s
have used the american beauty irons for the ;last 75 years.
seldom used these days, but every office still has em laying around. You
don’t lose heat with big .375 to .5” size tips. They store a helluva lot of
heat.
## IF u are building hb amps with big bandswitchs like the model 85/88
type.....don’t mess with solder. use machine screws and wide cu strap at the
switch end. At the tank coil end, u simply wrap the cu strap
around the tubing coils, and they are cinched down super tight with a single
machine screw. Then if u have to change the tap position, no big deal, just
loosen the machine screws.
later... Jim VE7RF
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