[Boatanchors] Soldering

[mikea]

On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 07:38:33PM -0700, Barrie Smith wrote:
> Over a period of time I've noticed posts regarding soldering PL-259s, and the best soldering irons to use for them.
> 
> I've mostly ignored these posts because I've had a good, big soldering iron for many years, which I plugged in today to make a short jumper for in-shack use.
> 
> After a few minutes I picked the iron up to begin soldering and it was dead cold.
> 
> Now I wish I'd paid attention!
> 
> Any recommendations for an iron suitable for PL-259s?
 
Take the tip off your soldering gun and just put the plug body between
the terminals that the tip bolts into. It's a good resistance heater
that works directly on the plug body. _Much_ better heating. 

Or you can buy an old-style gigawatt iron. 

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Mike Andrews, W5EGO
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Tired old sysadmin