Mark, sometimes you can use some forseps to hold things together and if you 
have some real small solder you can wrap a little piece around what is to be 
soldered and just heat it up.  Good luck.  Fingers will toughen up in time. 
73
Ed  K7UC
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From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:37 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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