Conway, Use a hot soldering iron - 800 deg F - to heat the crystal cases quickly. Use a flat bladed screwdriver to form the ground leads up against the crystal case. Then apply the soldering iron (out a bit of solder on the iron tip to aid heat transfer). Hold the solder on the crystal can a bit away from the soldering iron tip, and as soon as the solder begins to melt, move the end of the solder over to the crystal case, soldering iron, ground wire junction - that adds a bit of flux to the combination. Remove the heat and observe a nice smooth solder connection.
Important is to form the wire into contact with the crystal case before beginning the process - then adding the extra flux when the solder begins to flow. 73, Don W3FPR Conway Yee wrote: > What is the best way to solder X7-X11 crystals? The instructions say to > solder two ground leads on the side. The ground leads on the left are > between the crystal and the resistor packs. > > I think I should solder the ground leads onto the crystals before > soldering the leads onto the crystal case (at least on the left side if > not both). > > Options? > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
