David wrote:<<Soldering well is a skill you learn with practice. It's not
hard, but like anything your early
results won't look so good.>>
One of the early mistakes a beginner makes is to heat the solder. Heating
the wire (for example) to be soldered and allowing the solder to melt
against the wire is preferable to heating the solder. Also, using too much
solder is a early mistake. And do not allow the pieces being soldered to
move until the solder hardens.
Good luck -
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Brodbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cruise Control Amp 1979 240D
Jim Cathey wrote:
Jim I bought a good iron tip not a gun. I took one look at that gun
and
said no way.
You also need some good solder, and may find that some sort of solder
removal device (I use a Solda-pullit) to remove excess will come in
handy.
And do not overlook the paint stripper step. Really.
I'd also highly recommend you practice on something you don't care
about, first. Start by soldering wires together. (This is a useful
skill in automotive work, anyway.) Then disassemble an old clock radio
or something like that and try resoldering those joints, or buy a small
kit that includes a PC board and put it together.
(www.ramseyelectronics.com has some.) Soldering well is a skill you
learn with practice. It's not hard, but like anything your early
results won't look so good. It will open up a whole new world of
electronics repair and fabrication for you, though. It's so nice to be
able to buy connectors and such without having to worry about whether
the terminals are solder-type or screw-type.
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