[TenTec] Solder and my Omni

[Dell Ray]

Thanks for Info. Now that's looks like a nice piece of hardware. Your right on the price. I'll have to save my nickles and Dimes. The one I have looks like a tube and is spring loaded. Boy when you hit the release it really jumps in your hand. 
 KI7XD
 73


--- On Tue, 6/17/08, DW Holtman <tubestuff at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: DW Holtman <tubestuff at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Solder and my Omni
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>, ray_2098 at yahoo.com
> Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 5:11 AM
> Hello,
> 
> Do a google search on the Hakko 808. It is not cheap, but
> works very very 
> well on printed circuit boards as well as point to point
> wiring on vintage 
> tube sets.
> 
> Best,
> DW Holtman
> WB7SSN
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stuart Rohre"
> <rohre at arlut.utexas.edu>
> To: <ray_2098 at yahoo.com>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec
> Equipment" 
> <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 9:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Solder and my Omni
> 
> 
> > It is very hard to wick up solder form the usual
> plated thru holes used in
> > industrial boards today.  You may need more heat on
> your tip, a different
> > tip shape or temperature rating.  A solder sucker is
> better, (vacuum pump,
> > spring loaded).
> >
> > Stuart Rohre
> > K5KVH
> >
> >
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