[1000mp] Suggestion for Roofing Filter Installation in Mark Vs

[Steven J Fraasch]

I have a suggestion for the INRAD Mark V Roofing Filter installation:

It takes a lot of heat to push those pins thru the Mark V board, and one
cannot see what happens on the bottom.  To avoid applying all that heat,
I installed mine a little differently:

Rather than push those pins thru the board blind, I took small gauge
wire, made a small twisted pair, and surface-soldered them to the board. 
Then, I cut the pins to shorten them, and pushed them thru the top into
the connector on the Roofing Filter.  Last, I soldered the twisted pair
to those pins.

BTW:  A little water-wash liquid flux works wonder.  If you don't have
this for SMT, it is well worth obtaining a bottle.  I use it on
everything, and water-wash when I am done.  It is very aggressive; you
need to clean when done, but you can merely run it under tap water, or
blot with a Q-tip or rag.  We run all of our boards underneath a
distilled water tap at work.  No need for solvent.

73,

Steve, K0SF