Well, I have seen a gun with a pen like tip that you can solder into the
real small places on PC boards and things liek that.  I think it attaches
to the gun itself and the iron.





On Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Bob Tinney wrote:

> 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.
> >
>