Re: [TenTec] help in soldering pl259 outside

["Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>]

The 260 Watt Weller should do the trick.  I recently bought one for exactly 
that purpose but haven't had a chance to try it yet.  At Field Day a couple 
of years ago we needed to solder a PL259 and we were only able to do it 
using the heat from two of the more common 120 Watt Wellers.  Lucky we had a 
pair of them handy!
           Ron  N6IE
      www.N6IE.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Edwards" <kd2e@comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] help in soldering pl259 outside


> John....There are as many "brilliant" ideas (My Own Special Technique) as
> there are people to provide them!
> Some are pretty smart, but most are not.  It all comes down to this. Them
> connectors are a big chunk of metal...so you gotta use a bunch of heat. 
> The
> problem with that is the dialectric around the inner conductor doesn't 
> like
> that much heat. Those two ideas are hard to manage!
> So...you gotta use a bunch of heat....fast, then cool it down.
> File the area you are going to solder with one of those mini files, Then
> either use a BIG weller gun, or some have success with an iron with a big
> tip (won't get the heat sucked out of it as fast) I use a 260 watt Weller
> gun. Make sure the tip is tight and tinned, and after the job...dunk it in 
> a
> cup of cold water to cool off...then compressed air to dry it out.
> NO pencils, circuit board irons, anything from Radio Shack, butane 
> gadgets,
> battery operated gadgets....they just don't have the 'umph' to get the job
> done.
> I've found that straying from the "lot of heat, fast" idea results in a
> failed job every time.
>
> ....Dave
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Molenda" <cdistflatfoot@gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 5:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] help in soldering pl259 outside
>
>
> >  Well it's that time again that is Antenna time .  I was out side
> > yesterday
> > in 60 degree temp and had a very diffucult time soldering on some
> > connectors . Does anyone on the reflector have any tricks for soldering
> > outside both my irons were not hot enough .  Does anyone make a special
> > slodering tool for such a job ?  thanks John kb2huk
> >
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