[1000mp] Re: (Soldering) 8 Pin DIN plug?

[n4gi at tampabay.rr.com]

I use a small hobby razor blade to scrape some of the (nickel?) plating out of the holes, and a small heat sink too keep from melting the plastic.

A couple of years ago, I called Yaesu to ask about the DIN plug - They sent me one free.


73,
Blake N4GI



---- John Becker <johnb3030 at comcast.net> wrote: 
> This discussion actually began on the Tower Talk list a couple of weeks 
> ago when K9YC reported having bought some DIN connectors from the RF 
> Connection only to find that they wouldn't take solder.