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

Roger D. Johnson n1rj@pivot.net
Sat, 01 Sep 2001 09:56:33 -0400


I have an old beat up Weller D-550. It's rated for 240/325 watts and
it does a good job on PL-259's. The idea is to heat up the shell
quickly and flow the solder before the coax melts. Attempts with
lower powered guns were not as satisfactory.

73, Roger

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