Tom,
There is no one universally 'good' solder. Each builder has what is
familiar to him and has worked well in the past. I offer my own best
explanations below:
I do know of one expert builder who uses .031 diameter solder for
everything, including SMD construction - but he is an exceptio
ge-
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom McCulloch
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 7:07 PM
To: Marty Young; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solder in Elecraft kits
I haven't been following this thread, but the poster seems to make a valid
I haven't been following this thread, but the poster seems to make a valid
point.
I built K2 #1103 several years ago and the thinking at that time was to use
an alloy of silver solder. So that's what I did. Once my kit was built I
more or less ignored the posts regarding solder, but about a
Or credit for a K3 or other elecraft item.
On 8/1/07, Craig Rairdin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > While as a young EE engineer at Eastman Kodak, in
> > Rochester - we were immersed in a active "employee
> > suggestion program".
>
> When I worked for Rockwell Collins (the old Collins Radio Company
Craig - in the late 80's early 90's, I used
to run a large Uncle Sam gov microelectronics
program - and we had a contract with I
believe TRW or Rockwell, whom had taken over
that facility from Collins. The Collins ARC
still had their tower off to 1 side. Neat
area - very close to Newport Beach,
> While as a young EE engineer at Eastman Kodak, in
> Rochester - we were immersed in a active "employee
> suggestion program".
When I worked for Rockwell Collins (the old Collins Radio Company) they had
a "Productivity Improvement Program". We had to submit ideas for posters to
be put up around
While as a young EE engineer at Eastman Kodak, in
Rochester - we were immersed in a active "employee
suggestion program". Every accepted suggestion,
especially if a cost-saver - would result in Kodak
giving submitter employee(s) a percentage 1-time of
the dollars saved for the company.
The recent
In a message dated 7/31/07 10:10:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> why not just put
> solder in the kit? (Like Heathkit used to do.)
>
IIRC, Heath did not always include solder in their kits. They finally started
to do so because of all the problems caused by builders u
Marty,
You're "cutting off your nose to spite your face",
so goes an old saying.
So someone was maybe less-than-kind in their reply.
Happens sometimes ...
There's a HUGE resirvoir of information and folks eager
to help available for the asking on the reflector.
Someone DID give a reasonab
>Yes, I was serious. If you disagree, rather than
>insult me, why not make an intelligent argument to the
>contrary? Many others did.
OK, I will. This is not a personal attack, it is a
statement of philosophy. Notice that I took names off this
post and the previous one.
I've been a ham for
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:09:32 -0700 (PDT), Marty Young wrote:
>Yes, I was serious. If you disagree, rather than
>insult me, why not make an intelligent argument to the
>contrary? Many others did.
OK, I will. I've been a ham for
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t; From: "Jim Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Elecraft List"
> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:29:56 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solder in Elecraft kits
>
> Is this guy serious? I know hams are cheap, but
> this takes the
> cake! Next he's go
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Thom LaCosta wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Jim Brown wrote:
And Jim Brown bounces messages sent to him wanting folks to confirm that they
really sent them.
It's like calling CQ and when you hear an answer, telling the person to send
you a QSL and then you'll answer.
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Jim Brown wrote:
Is this guy serious? I know hams are cheap, but this takes the
cake! Next he's gonna want dikes, needlenose, a magnifier, and a
soldering iron!
And then, in order to offset the costs, Elecraft could ship the manual and a
small selection of paint and brus
>From monitoring the mail here, it would seem like
a lot (most?) of the problems with the kits are solder
related. I had no problems with anything I have built,
despite very fast build times, and I would guess that
is because I have had LOTS of soldering practice.
(solder all day long for years an
Guys - As per the list guidelines, please do make personal attacks
against others on the list. Its inappropriate and unnecessary. Let's
keep it cordial. :-)
73,
Eric WA6HHQ
Elecraft List Moderator
Jim Brown wrote:
Is this guy serious? I know hams are cheap, but this takes the
cake! Nex
Is this guy serious? I know hams are cheap, but this takes the
cake! Next he's gonna want dikes, needlenose, a magnifier, and a
soldering iron!
73,
Jim Brown K9YC
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In my Heathkit time, they did not provide the solder, (1957). First I tried
Kester rosin core. But later, I bought Ersin Multicore, (today Multicore
Solders), upon the suggestion of some experienced ham, and it was the most
superior solder I had used. I used Kester, but did not get the qualit
I taught classes using heathkit resources for many years until 1999 when
they gave it up. In the end they still shipped some kits as part of their
educational effort and I had my students building hundreds of their kits. They
were
by far the best choice for education. After taking a break f
I don't think Elecraft should supply solder...It might be a nice gesture, but
with the escalating price of solder due to RoHS, I think it would place an
unnecessary economic and RoHS compliance burden on Elecraft which could impact
the price of kits...If the builder is "green", he has the choice
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