Good luck with that.  I just did my stint with trying to resolder the 
connections on a power cord for a VHF/UHF transceiver that was getting some 
pretty wicked voltage drops across the fuse holders.  My fingers didn't 
fare much better.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 12:37 PM 7/20/2008 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi
>      Now, I understand that CB's are a long ways from the ham gear we =
>normally use but I found one at a yard sale for $0.25. Its hard to pass =
>up a two way radio for that price. I next found a used hand microphone =
>for $2 and had to buy a new plug for it. Yesterday I soldered the plug =
>to the cord and found that the microphone didn't do any thing. The radio =
>is designed so that when the mic is unplugged there is no receive. So, I =
>am having to rewire the inside of the mic itself to compensate for this. =
>Is there a trick to holding the solder and the end of the wire on a =
>contacked with out getting your fingers burned? Right now I am trying to =
>figure out how to stabilize all the parts so I can solder. I think five =
>good solders and only six burned fingers is a good start but there are =
>several more solder points to go.any ideas on how to keep the parts from =
>moving and how to achieve pain free soldering would be appreciated. =
>Smile.
>
>God bless,
>Mark
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