I have one of those pairs of tweezers that you squeeze to open, and release to close. I use those to hold the toroid - they're a lot gentler than pliers would be. As for the solder - I leave the roll on the desktop with a length of solder unrolled and bent upwards so I can touch the wire and iron to the end.
On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 07:54, Tom Hammond wrote: > Jerry: > > >There is one thing I would add for stripping the toroids with the Hakko > >808...Holding the toroid in your fingers WILL burn your finger tips, the > >copper wire conducts the heat almost immediately...Holding the toroid > >with pliers might damage the enamel...Place the toroid on the workbench > >and place a weight on it, covering only half the toroid and leaving the > >wires exposed...The weight keeps the toroid from moving around, leaves > >the other hand free for adding solder, and saves your fingertips... > > Might I humbly suggest merely holding the toroid at the OTHER end of the > wire being tinned...? E.g. tinning lead #1, hold closer to the Lead #2 > side of the core. The heat dissipates quickly as it goes around a few tunrs > of the core. > > Several folks have also had good luck sticking their toroids on a pencil > point... or into a long, slightly tapered wooden dowel. > > 73, > > Tom N0SS > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > 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 -- 73, Brian VE7NGR _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
