I didn't have Mike's problem with the T1, but I do keep a bottle of flux handy (e.g. GC Electronics Liquid Solder Flux P/N 10-4202). One small bottle will last many, many years. If it run into a situation like that I wet the tip of a toothpick (or the solder) with flux and apply it on the surfaces. No drops, just enough to wet the metal. Then solder.
The other place I use the flux is to remove solder. Even the best flux-impregnated "wick" is made much better by putting a little flux on it before using it. Often I don't even bother with a solder sucker, the wick works so well with a little flux added. In that case I usually dip the wick into the flux. The flux "wicks" up right along with the solder, leaving the board flux-free. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- Hey Mike. It is good to see that I am not crazy :-) Taking off the 3.5' of solder did help a lot but it was not as easy to solder as the other parts I installed. It may have something to do with the process if installing the SMDs that change things a bit but it was defiantly a bit more challenging to do. I have never ran in to that before. Thanks for the info. I am almost done with the T1 now so I think if it is nice Sunday I may go try it out. Have a good weekend. 73 de W2EEC Eric ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
