Re: [Drakelist] Weller 100/140 vs heat

2011-03-28 Thread T. David Cohen
The Weller guns work fine for can type electrolytic's - once you figure out how to do it, it's easy! I've changed lots and lots. Instead of using Weller tips, I use 10 ga. Copper wire. It works fine too and it way cheap. Dave, N7TC From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-b

[Drakelist] 2B Oscillator

2010-11-29 Thread T. David Cohen
Hi Folks, I'm getting closer to getting my 2B back up and running. I'm having some significant issues with the first conversion oscillator - V1 though. It doesn't like the 11 MHz crystal that came with the receiver and it doesn't like a 14 MHz crystal that I got for WWV. I've tried multiple

[Drakelist] Q Multiplier

2010-11-19 Thread T. David Cohen
I'm bringing back a recently acquired 2B and Q multiplier. The first of many questions - about how long should the shielded lead between the 2BQ and the receiver be (and what sort of coax?)?A previous owner did some 'work' on it. Thanks! Dave Cohen, N7TC ___