George, The best advice I can offer is to 1) follow the instructions in the manual carefully, 2) Do good soldering, and 3) do not work when you are tired.
As far as soldering is concerned, you should have a temperature controlled soldering iron, and do not apply excess solder - I like .015 diameter solder so you can control the amount applied. Just enough to fill the thru-plated hole is enough, but I like to see a small fillet too. Be certain you apply enough heat and be certain to watch the solder flow out. Many builders fail to heat the solder pads adequately or use too cold an iron. 700 to 750 degrees F should allow the solder to flow out in about 3 seconds. The solder should flow to an almost invisible edge on both the solder pad and the component lead. There is a soldering tutorial complete with diagrams of good/bad on the Builder's Resource page of the Elecraft website if you have any questions. [email protected] wrote: > I will be starting to build a K2 soon. It is ordered and shipped. Anything > I should look out for or any tips? George/W2BPI > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2741 - Release Date: 03/12/10 > 04:42:00 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
