Gentlefolks,
I did not explain myself very well in the previous post. What I did was
to
use a very small drill, with a diameter smaller that that of the hole, and
twist it gently between my fingers. This was sufficient to remove enough of
the solder to allow me to insert the component leads without damaging the
through hole plating. I was lucky enough to find a small box of 50 or so PCB
drills in different sizes, from very tiny through to about 2 mm at a stall at
Dayton some years back for, I think, $10.
I only resorted to this approach because my Weller de soldering
station,
which i was given for free seems to have developed a fault and I had nothing
else to hand. It is a Model DS 801, The symptom is that whilst the tip heats
up, no matter what the temperature setting, it will not melt solder ;-(. The
green LED flashes at about 1 Hz which is possibly a fault indication. if
anyone has a manual for one, or knows what the fault is i would be greatful
for some assistance.
Of course the real answer is for me to pay more attention to the manual
in
the first place. ;-). It is a beautiful morning over here in Norfolk,
England...do I melt more solder...or garden...that is the question.....
--
Stephen Farthing
_______________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: [email protected]
You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm
Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
