Mel, I had all I could do to keep my mouth shut as I understood you post completely. If you didn't own one of those old irons, it would not be understood so easily. I did!
73, Bill K9YEQ K2 #35; KX1 #35; K3 #1744; mini mods ATS-3B -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mel Farrer Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:48 PM To: Ken Kopp Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Toroid stripping/tinning Sorry, I was following the thread using a old wood burning iron. Those tips were pure screw on copper. No plating. You are right on any of the modern tip/irons. Mel --- On Wed, 11/11/09, Ken Kopp <k...@rfwave.net> wrote: From: Ken Kopp <k...@rfwave.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Toroid stripping/tinning To: Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 11:14 AM Hi Mel, Filing, cutting or otherwise breeching the plating on an iron's tip will hasten failure of the tip due to accelerated oxidation of the core metal. But, yours is a workable suggestion if you have a replacement tip. (:-) 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@rfwave.net http://tinyurl.com/7lm3m5 ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
