My Weller 100/260 Watt soldering gun works fine for soldering PL 259's inside
or outside.
However, I have found that the connections between the soldering gun tip
holders and the tip gets corroded and the nuts that attach the tip to the iron
often need to be tightened befor the gun is used --- otherwise, the PL -259
heats very slowly. I can tell when I pull the trigger whether the tip needs to
be tightened by the vibration and sound that the gun makes.
It is also helpful to apply a little solder between the tip and the PL-259 to
improve the heat transfer.
FYI,
Alton,. Nu8L> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:10:11 +0000> From: N7KA@comcast.net> To:
ranchorobbo@gmail.com> CC: towertalk@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk]
Soldering Iron> > > > The soldering iron I have had since the 1960s does very
well. Its what we used at TEKTRO NIX when TUBES still reigned. > > > > Made by
Americal Electric Heater CO. in Detroit, AMERICAN BEAUTY , Catalog No.3114,
110Volts 120Watt. The tip is .250 dia solid copper that we filed to chisel
tip. It was handy because I just used it to install some PL-259 connectors
(AMPHENOL 83-1SP). > > > > Current American Beauty site shows has 3114 listing
but lower wattage, same .25 dia tips. > > > > Arne N7KA > > > > > -----
Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo@gmail.com> > To:
towertalk@contesting.com > Sent: Monday, February 2, 2009 8:37:39 PM GMT +00:00
Casablanca / Monrovia > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Soldering Iron > > A gun no
matter how high watt isn't any good because the tip doesn't > have the metal
mass needed for soldering a uhf male outside. You'll > never find the big
irons at Lowe's or Home Depot. Berland's House of > Tools has the high watt
irons you need, made by Wahl with large > massive tips. They aren't cheap and
they take forever to heat up and > cool down, which is why I usually don't use
mine. I use a torch > instead. Google Berland's House of Tools. It may be
almost spring > in Peoria but up here we have at least 8 weeks. > > 73 > > rob
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