[TenTec] help in soldering pl259 outside

[Bill Harris]

Any benifit going to the "Gold Plated" 259's?   I think it would be an excellent surface to solder too. 

Later

BillHarris-w7kxb/7AZ
 
> Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 13:35:45 -0700
> From: w8nf at yahoo.com
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] help in soldering pl259 outside
> 
> If the PL-259s don't have silver-plated bodies, then you're struggling to solder to nickel. Nickel acquires a layer of oxide that's difficult to break through with flux. Get a small enough steel-bristle brush that fits inside the connector body, and scratch it up thoroughly where you are trying to get solder to flow. Do the same to the outside where the solder holes are. It'll solder much more readily, with much less heat. It'll take about 30-45 minutes for a new layer of oxide to form on the nickel.
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> Dave W8NF
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