Hello All With some soldering guns you can take out the heavy gauge wire element and replace it with a V of wire which then gives a better indication of the position of the hot bit to what you are soldering. You can also make one with a coil in it to fit round, say, the central pin on a pl259. David think you wrote as below <[log in to unmask] du>, Bob Tinney <[log in to unmask]> writes >You put the clip right on the connection. Try to use an aluminum or >stainless steel clip as solder won't stick as easily to it. I like the >soldering gun technique the best, but its too big for somethings and it >imparts too much heat to small parts while it is heating to soldering temp. >There are some very small wire tip guns, but I have never tried these, but >they should work just fine. >Bob Tinney, [log in to unmask], K8LR >----- Original Message ----- >From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 8:01 PM >Subject: Re: [Handi-Hams] soldering techniques for someone who is blind >(fwd) > > >Well, that sounds lkike a good idea, but how can you tell the solder has >melted>? I am assuming then with the clip method you move the clip to one >end of the wire, and then of course solder on the other end of the wire or >connector? > > > > > >On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Bob Tinney wrote: > >> I used to do a lot of building, but its been quite a while. I do not like >> the wrapped solder technique as it tends to form a loose solder >connection. >> I have soldered two wires, terminal stripts, socket pins, coax >> connectors,and even printed circuit boards, but I must admit that the pc >> boards are the hardest to solder do to the potential of forming solder >> bridges on the board. >> >> There are two ways that have worked for me. The first and the one that I >> like the best is to use a soldering gun. Put the gun tip on the >connection >> to be soldered. With your other hand, touch the solder to the connection >> next to but not touching the gun. That way, the connection is melting the >> solder and not the gun. Press the gun's trigger. As soon as solder >melts, >> the connection is soldered, remove the gun immediately. Larger >connections, >> of course, require more solder before you remove the gun. >> >> The second way is for small wires and parts. Attach a small clip to the >> connection. Touch the solder to the connection. Take the hot soldering >> iron and touch the clip and follow it down to the connection. When solder >> melts, the connection should be soldered. The clip might be soldered to >the >> connection also and you might have to heat up the clip a little to remove >> it. >> >> That's my two cents on the subject! If you want to solder, pick parts >that >> are expendable and experiment. That is how I learned as a kid. One time >I >> had a high pressure capacitor blow up in my face, but since I can't see >> anyway, even though I got some stuff in my eyes, it didn't hurt and it >sure >> didn't effect my vision. >> Bob Tinney, [log in to unmask] , K8LR >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 5:54 PM >> Subject: Re: [Handi-Hams] soldering techniques for someone who is blind >> (fwd) >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 16:01:42 -0400 >> From: Scott Howell <[log in to unmask]> >> To: JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [Handi-Hams] soldering techniques for someone who is blind >> (fwd) >> >> >> I've been successful at soldering to a point. I can tell you that >combining >> two wires together is rather simple. I have found and this might not be >the >> best soldering technique, but twisting both wires and a piece of solder >> together works well. For attaching something to a peg if you will, you >can >> generally get away with wrapping the wire and solder to the peg and >> applying heat. That works well with soldering plugs like quarter-inch or >> 1/8th inch plugs. That's about the limit of my skills. >> >> good luck >> >> >> At 01:55 PM 9/25/01 -0400, JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> >Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 13:51:36 -0400 >> >From: JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON <[log in to unmask]> >> >Reply-To: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators >> > <[log in to unmask]> >> >To: [log in to unmask] >> >Subject: soldering techniques for someone who is blind >> > >> >Good afternoon everyone I am only wondering if there are any special >> >techniques for soldering when you are blind? It has been mentioned >before >> >but not talked about much. If there is a technique at all oae some >things >> >harder to work with then others? Any information would be appreciated, >> >and thanks in advance. >> -- David W Wood