FWIW, I have always found it useful to scratch the surface of the crystals and tin them prior to mounting them on the board. It clears any tarnishing of the cans between time of manufacture and assembly and makes soldering easier.
73 De David G4DMP In a recent message, Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> writes >I find it is easy (even in the close quarters with the R-Paks) to solder >the wires to the crystal cans after the crystals are mounted. -- + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | David M Pratt, Kippax, Leeds. | | Website: http://www.g4dmp.co.uk | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + ______________________________________________________________ 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
