[Elecraft] Tinning toroids with a solder pot

[Don Wilhelm]

Edward,

If you are willing to spend the bux to buy a solder pot only for tinning the
toroid leads, I would suggest you invest in a Hakko 808 de-soldering tool
instead.  It will do a great job of tinning the toriod leads easily and you
will have something more useful for general use when you are done.
Unless you have some follow on need for the solder pot - most ham stuff just
doesn't need them - but we do have to desolder things sometimes.

73,
Don W3FPR

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|
| I've been thinking of buying a solder pot to tin the leads on all the
| toroids I'll have to make (K2, AATU, SSB, 160m etc etc). I'm happy with
the
| winding part but can't seem to get the tinning right using the blob of
| solder method (admittedly using a fine solder tip). I considered the
toroid
| guy but decided against his offerings - I'll build the whole kit myself
| dammit ;-) So would a solder pot help - ie make it as easy as possible to
| tin the toroid leads - or am I kidding myself ?
|