>>Take one of those pink erasers split one end with razor blade [sharp knife] drag leads of part through it helps clean up & helps solder flow <<
Good idea...Years ago a commercially available tool for cleaning tarnished component leads was available...It might still be...It was nothing more than a short piece of braided ground strap folded in half, end for end...You place the wire lead of the part to be cleaned between the folds of the braid, pinch it, and pull it through, polishing the wire...I always keep a home-made one handy...I made mine from coax shield...It's great for those parts that have been hiding in the junque box for years... A short piece of surgical tubing or small rubber hose is excellent for stripping the outer jacket off of coax cable....After carefully scoring the jacket all the way around the cable, insert it into the hose, pinch, and pull...The jacket will come off neat and clean.. Jerry, wa2dkg _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
