Same thing for working under the panel on a plane with the solder iron. Your arms are up behind the panel while you lay on your back with your head crammed into the rudder pedals. Drip solder and your gonna loose facial skin...hi hi...
Mike WE0H Ron wrote: > No solder blobs to get out ;-) > > I'm sure you're just poking some fun, Tom, but seriously, there's no reason > to ever have solder fly, drip or drop off of a soldering iron. Excess is > wiped off. > > Carpet is usually the least of my worries about loose solder bits. I'm > thinking of soldering a broken connection in a ship's radar console working > through the top and directly above a dozen densely-stuffed pc boards, power > supplies, etc. > > Just like the surgeon in an operating room, that's one time you never want > to have to say "Oops.." > > Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > > How did you get the solder blobs out of the living room carpet Ron? > > 73 > Tom G3OLB > > Ron AC7AC wrote: > > Not wanting to hide out in a corner, I used a 2x3' drafting board, put it on > my lap in the living room with the soldering station on a TV tray, and built > my K2 while chatting with the XYL, listening to music, and even watching > some TV. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
