Hi David, It sounds very much like static discharge. Do you have a wrist strap for ESD, or maybe you wear a watch (metal or with a metal band) and can make one easily? Does it happen every day, or is it more prevalent on some days ? Does it ever happen with one hand on a grounded surface?
--... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy > Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:08:11 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] (Slightly O/T) Intermittent nips when soldering > > Hi Everyone, > > This has been happening to me frequently ever since I built my KAT-2. I keep > the solder I am using coiled in a spring shape in a small tube for easy > application. Every so often as I am touching the far end of the solder to > either tin the tip of the iron, or else actually solder something, I get a > little "nip" on my finger tip. It feels like a sting/burn, and is no more > painful than a pinprick. I have a Weller WES-51 temp controlled soldering > station that I got when I built my K1 a few years ago. I take excellent care > of my tools, so I am not sure what is going on. This happens intermittently. > Any suggestions/ideas?? > > Thanks ES 73, > > David > KC9EHQ > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
