[TowerTalk] Slobering Irons

[Bill Aycock]

Don--
Regardless of the merits of Crimping,(more below) every Ham NEEDS an iron. 
Since you live on the coast, look for a boating hardware source; Boats use 
similar tools. Also, go online to Amazon, they supply almost everything.
Re:Crimping and age, (you brought it up), I am about nine years older than 
you, and I went that way last year; it's great.  90% of the skills are the 
same.
Bill--W4BSG

-----Original Message----- 
From: Don W7WLL
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 6:39 PM
To: Towertalk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Slobering Irons

My almost 60 year old trusty soldering iron which I used to solder the hole 
and pin of the UHF connectors went belly up. There is no information on it 
re brand or wattage but I could change tips.

I’m going to have to shop for a new one and that means buying on line since 
we are a long ways from anyplace that carries electronic stuff.

Please, no ‘go to crimping’ suggestions. I agree it’s a great method but at 
my age I’m not probably going to be doing many more, and I know the process 
for soldered UHF connectors.

Would just like some recommendations on soldering irons currently being used 
by some of you for UHF connector soldering that would be available on the 
market. I’ve  a couple of Weller guns and an old low wattage soldering 
station, but neither will work well for doing the UHF barrels.

Suggestions welcome,

Don T W7WLL
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