Hi Stuart,
Thanks for the tip (no pun intended) on taking off the tips from the Weller
gun. Does electrical continuity need to be made between the two shanks in
order for the gun to heat up?
Also does anyone know where to buy replacement tips for the Weller Gun
(actually mine is a radio Shack, but it looks the same).
Thanks
tom
wb2qdg
k2 1103
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Rohre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Bill W5WVO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Soldering PL-259s (WAS: Fw: RG-213 BNC connector)
If you have the 1950's style Weller or Wen Soldering guns that were about
100 watts, (some were more), you can take off the tips and use the shanks
to butt up to the PL 259 type UHF inner shell, when you solder the little
holes to the shield of the coax.
You should pretin the shield where the holes are going to be over that
area, to give something for the added solder wire to easily adhere to when
it reaches the plastic, (Eutectic) state. Get both shanks onto the shell
near the hole you are soldering to rapidly heat up the shell. Let the
shell /hole edge melt the solder.
Stuart
K5KVH
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