I solder one hole and go do something else. Another hole when everything has cooled off. Until all holes are soldered. Pros can't do this, but Amateurs can. I don't want to melt the dielectric and cause a short. The solder surfaces need to be real clean. I use a 250 W gun. Plenty of heat. Bought it at a thrift store.
73, Rick Dettinger K7MW On Nov 11, 2013, at 6:46 PM, Randy Farmer wrote: > The only way to do UHF connectors right is with a big-a** soldering iron. I > mean a 200W IRON, not a gun. You need something with enough heat capacity to > heat up the entire connector body. Once you get it hot enough, the solder > will magically wick down into the shield with no problem at all. If you plan > to make PL-259s invest in a big iron and you'll never have trouble again. > > 73... > Randy, W8FN ______________________________________________________________ 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
