That's the secret. It allows you to quickly heat the connector, melt the
solder and get out, instead of slow cooking everything. My B-A iron is
also 200 watts. It's so old it still has a woven cloth cover on the AC
cord. I also have a cordless soldering iron I got from my dad who used
to be a machinist for Santa Fe after WWII. You don't plug it in
anywhere. You hold it in a fire or over a stove burner until it's hot
enough. It's big enough to hold the heat to solder a UHF connectorwhich
I've done many times.
Eric
KE6US
On 11/11/2013 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
On 11/11/2013 7:31 PM, Nicklas Johnson wrote:
At risk of going way off topic, any tips for getting a nice, solid
solder
connection on the shield in a reasonable amount of time? I have
historically had a really hard time getting it to the point that I'm
really
satisfied with it, and I can't help but wonder if I'm doing something
wrong, or if there's a 'trick' to making it easier.
Nick
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