[TowerTalk] Big gun? (soldering, that is)

K4IA@aol.com K4IA@aol.com
Sat, 1 Sep 2001 08:19:20 EDT


I use an old fashioned soldering iron.  75 watts.  My small-tipped 250w gun 
got plenty hot but could not hold the heat long enough to do a decent job on 
PL259s.  The big tip of the iron has enough thermal mass to solder several 
PL259s even after it has been unplugged.

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Craig Buck
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