[TowerTalk] compression PL259

[Robert Harmon]

Do you mean use rosin core solder or separate paste flux ?

Bob
K6UJ


On Jan 22, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Kevin Adam wrote:

> If you all would use Rosin flux the damages would stop due to over heating. 
> rosin stop the oxidation from happening. with coax at $ 1 foot and 
> coneectors At $2 plus each that get expensive so That why I went back to 
> using flux prevents this happening.
> N9IWW
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: n8de at thepoint.net
> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 3:35 PM
> To: DJ7WW
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] compression PL259
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> The secret seems to be :  putting sufficient flux on the braid and
> connector so the heat is distributed quickly and well.
> 
> Too much heat is worse than too little, as it is destructive and noted
> by K4JRB.
> 
> 73
> Don
> N8DE
> 
> 
> Quoting DJ7WW <dj7ww at t-online.de>:
> 
>> I always solder PL259 plugs with my old Weller TCP 50W iron and never had
>> any problem
>> 
>> 73
>> Peter
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Thompson
>> Sent: Samstag, 22. Januar 2011 19:47
>> To: Rob Atkinson; towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] compression PL259
>> 
>> Because a Weller 100 watt gun usually melts the coax before the connector
>> gets hot enough to work.  I have a 230 watt dual gun and usually about 50%
>> of the time the connector is soldered
>> and the other 50% means you throw the connector away.
>> Dave K4JRB
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
>> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 1:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] compression PL259
>> 
>> 
>>> Why has everyone suddenly started hating soldering UHF males?
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>>> Rob
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