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Subject: [TowerTalk] Soldering up a tower
From: Bill Feissner <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:09:17 -0400
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Having been reading about soldering irons I have a question. Just recently had to do some soldering about 25 feet up my tower, I had to run 150 feet of #12 extension cord out and part way up the tower. I was using a 25 watt iron that gets a tip temp of 750 degrees F. An occasional breeze would hinder the solder from melting using a conical tip. I did manage to get the job done but was wondering if the screwdriver tip and a 1000 degree F tip would have made the job any easier, retaining more heat when the breeze blew. Any thoughts on this would be helpful for the next time.
Thanks
Bill, AI3Q
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