Well, here is an interesting one. I had a group of plugs and jacks
that I had retrieved from various projects each still with ends of
cut wires soldered to the lugs. I heated up the soldering iron,
getting ready to clean them out for reuse. On the first lug, I
heated the solder and removed the wire -- and the lug, of course, was
still filled with solder, despite my shaking the jack vigorously
while the solder was still hot. I went to the next lug, did the
same, but this time, when shaking vigorously I accidentally dropped
the jack, with some force, onto the work table. When I picked it up,
I noted pleasantly that, not only was the wire gone, but the hole was
clean as a whistle (and we all know how clean that is). So I tried
the same thing on the next lug -- and, lo, just as nice. I went
through three more jacks and a couple of plugs doing the same thing,
and it worked beautifully each time. Indeed, I finally went back the
the very first lug, still filled with solder, and reheated it and
popped it down on the bench, and, yep, clean as a whistle.
Needless to say, this is not a procedure recommended for pcbs or for
delicate or breakable items, but for things like jacks, plugs,
switches, and whatever, it seems to be a nice way to go without
heating up the Hakko. Just do it to some nice music that will
benefit from an augmented rhythm section.
best wishes,
dave belsley, w1euy
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david a. belsley
professor of economics
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