This reminds me of a slick solution to the toroid stripping and tinning
problem I saw on another reflector (I think). Get an old soldering iron
(I used a wood-burning iron) and drill a small blind hole in the tip to
make a mini solder pot. When you are ready to strip the toroid leads,
get
, 11/11/09, John R. Lonigro john...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
From: John R. Lonigro john...@sbcglobal.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Toroid stripping/tinning
To: d...@w3fpr.com
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 3:52 AM
This reminds me of a slick solution to the toroid stripping
It's really very easy to strip enameled wire using a 700F soldering station
with no special tips.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Here's a video that's worth a
thousand pictures ;-)
http://emtech.steadynet.com/rm/tinning_200_l.ram
Or, if you're using a dialup this will run
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
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
...@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
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