Hi John,
     Tinning the leads worked well. Thank you for the tip. I do have one 
other trouble. I managed to get all the wires soldered in place. Then I 
found the receive wire had come loose from the far end, not the end I was 
working on. I thought it was a strait run of wire to the plug but I guess 
not. Any ideas on figuring out where it goes?

God bless,
Mark
-- Currently in Pendleton, Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton, Oregon 
Clear, 87.1°F Wind:SW-220° at 8mp
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: Soldering Microphone Questions


> If you tin the end of the wire, with small wires like that, you won't have
> to hold the solder anymore, the solder used to tin the wire should stick.
> Depending on the angle you're working at, and the mic, you probably can 
> hold
> what you're working with in there by just putting the mic on a table and
> then all you need is to worry about is the wire which you can hold with
> needle nose pliers or what ever. If you can't use the mic to hold the 
> switch
> inside, which if I'm reading your message right is what you're trying to
> rewire for the receive, you might have to get creative but probably not
> much. I had to rebuild a mic once and the angle of the switch inside was 
> no
> good for soldering to so I actually took vice grips and used them to lay 
> on
> the desk, and hold that switch and it worked very well. If CB around your
> way is like it is here though, you'll probably be sorry you bothered but 
> it
> can be a fun project.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 3:37 PM
> Subject: Soldering Microphone Questions
>
>
>> 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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>>
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