Doesn't a dremmel tool "spit" a lot of filings around to get into and mess up all types of switch contacts, shafts etc?
73, Ron WD8SBB --- On Tue, 10/25/11, lee <[email protected]> wrote: > From: lee <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Drakelist] T4XB Question > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 4:16 PM > > I like to remove mass by first cutting out the caps > mounting tabs from the > can with a Dremmel tool. Then the remaining soldered > tabs are more easily > removed with a large solder gun. Of course you don't > rebuild this can once > this is done. If I rebuild a can I use a new old > stock one, maybe a 25 volt > one for the new caps case. > > Lee, w0vt > > > -----Original Message----- From: Paul Christensen > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 3:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Drakelist] T4XB Question > > Bob, > > Good feedback. In retrospect, I probably should have > gone with either a 100 > or 150-watt iron with the high mass shaft ahead of the > tip. The perceived > size of these irons can be deceiving. I was very > surprised by the weight > and size of the 200-watt Hexacon iron. It's really > too large and heavy to > manipulate into small areas, especially where a lot of > circuit wiring comes > in proximity to the chassis can tabs. > > Paul, W9AC > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
