[TenTec] Eagle Mini-Din (?) connector

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

Although perhaps a good suggestion if a spare connector is available, I 
can't say one should use the connector on ones radio.  A bit too much heat 
and one might have a 2 piece connector become "one piece".......otherwise 
welded together as the plastic may melt.

Jim, K9YC,  has the correct suggestion and that is to use some flux, proper 
size solder wire, and a proper heat temperature controlled solder iron. 
With the desire for smaller radios we find smaller parts.  That's life as we 
know it today.

Just this week, due to an accident, I had the need to remove and replace the 
AF Gain and RF Gain control on my Eagle.  I can factually say with the 
proper tools the job was easy. However without the proper tools, 
de-soldering equipment and magnification and lighting, it very easily could 
have turned into a disaster.

Along this same line, I can suggest to anyone having issues with the AF Gain 
knob causing the RF Gain knob to move and same for the BW knob causing the 
PBT knob to move, I found that the knob position is critical AND 
over-tightening of the set screw on the AF Gain knob and on the BW knob will 
distort the respective knob such that it may come in contact with the inner 
race of the concentric knob behind it.  Tentec does provide a proper size 
Allen wrench for these set screws.

73
Bob, K4TAX






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn Pladsen" <gm5bkc at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Eagle Mini-Din (?) connector


> John,
>
>  There is an easy way to be sure you don't move the pins while soldering
> the DIN connectors with soft plastic bodies.  Get a matching chassis jack
> and plug in the connectors part way while you are soldering.  This will
> keep the pins aligned and not let them move.  Use a small tip and the fine
> soldering techniques mentioned by others here today :-)
>
> Glenn AE0Q
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 11:57 AM, John <k4avx1 at windstream.net> wrote:
>
>> I've used the ACC-1 connector that came with the Eagle to connect
>> an amplifier interface.
>>
>> Unfortunately, due to the soft plastic or my poor soldering skills,
>> it almost melted when I connected to it.  In looking for a replacement,
>> all the 8 pin mini-din plugs that I assumed it to be had the big
>> key in the middle of them.
>>
>
>
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