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I followed all the directions in two or three books and on two or three
packages of solder. Even bought some liquid type soldering stuff. And
various fluxes (fluxi?). Anyway, it requires a skill or an art of a
technique that I never quite got. Perhaps next time, since I need to
resolder the connection inside the Triton. If it weren't for that need,
I'd use only the mechanical connections. Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Pack" <scott.pack@pictureiq.com>
To: "Michael Smith" <michaelconniesmith@home.com>; <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: Tips on coax connector installation?
> At 07:38 PM 4/11/00 -0500, Michael Smith wrote:
> >I replicated their work on the
> >inside connecition but couldn't get it to stick right. Tried with a
small
> >soldering tool. Then tried a large one. Not good in either case.
>
> I often find that a little liquid rosin flux will eliminate problems such
> as this. For some reason the flux inside the solder is not sufficient.
>
> If the resulting solder joint is not bright as a new nickel, you likely
> have a cold joint. These are especially devious since they may work fine
> for some time and then fail intermittently. By looking it is hard to tell
> that the problem is with the solder joint and not elsewhere.
>
> Of course never use any acid-based flux for electrical work! Cheers.
>
> -Scott
>
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