[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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