[TowerTalk] Fwd: Attaching Ground Braid

[Martin, AA6E]

I use 1" braid for this kind of thing, along with a 100 W soldering
iron.   Everyone needs a big iron once in a while...

Washers (unsoldered) and wingnuts complete the job.

73 Martin AA6E

On 5/31/05, JC Smith <jc-smith at comcast.net> wrote:
> You won't even need to solder the washers, Dick.  I've used that method for
> years and it works great.  Be sure you use a big soldering gun though, or it
> will take forever to get much solder into the braid.  I use an old Weller,
> "dual headlamp" model.  I also dress the ends a bit with a file to round
> them off, and I use a hammer and anvil (back end of my vice actually) to get
> them nice and flat (not thin, just flat).  Then I clean off all the flux and
> end up with nice, custom length ground straps.  Just use the washers loose
> between the strap and the wing nut (or thumb screw, or whatever).
>
> 73 - JC, k0hps at amsat.org
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