Skywobbly [SKYY-wah-blee] n. Flight path of a helicopter when being
piloted by Fred
More seriously, mating a connector also has the benefit of sinking some
of the heat in the pins lowering the chances of melting the dielectric.
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
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On 11/24/2013 10:08 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
Be VERY careful soldering the DIN connector at the filter set -- it's an
el-cheapo grande with a dielectric that easily melts. I've found that
liquid flux helps, and it also helps to have the connector you're
soldering mated to a connector of opposite gender so that the pins don't
go skywobbly. (Skywobbly is a technical term that I learned from my
grandfather, who was an EE grad of Pratt, in Brooklyn, and who worked in
the coal mines long before I was born).
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