[TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's
Blake Meinecke
n4gi@tampabay.rr.com
Sun, 21 Oct 2001 11:07:38 -0400
>soldering them to the coax.
>I'm sure I never used anything hotter than a 100-watt gun!!<<
I don't think wattage has anything to do with temperature. Wattage simply
refers to re-heating rate after heat loss to metal/solder/air. Most
"XXwatt" irons just keep getting hotter and hotter if not used. Ie: 15
watt iron takes longer to get glowing red tip than 250 watt one. I have
never had problems with any (including junk) PL259s long as I use the
temperature control soldering station.
73
Blake N4GI
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