Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solder....again.....

Thu Aug 28 14:24:00 2003

Hi,

With any kind of fine steel wool. I'd be concerned about a small steel wire
clinging to the tip and then being soldered into the circuit, permanently
altering the design with potentially disastrous results.

Bill
NA7Y

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David A. Belsley" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 6:28 AM
Subject: Re: Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solder....again.....

> Trevor:
>   I'm not sure I'd go for a Brillo pad for this use.  Brillo pads are a
> reasonably fine steel wool pad (maybe 0 or 00 grit) that is permeated with
> a scouring soap.  I don't recall from my many trips through the UK (or at
> least Cornwall) seeing such in the Safeway or Sainsbury or Tesco or the
> like.  But I would fear a Brillo pad could leave a film on the iron.  It's
> scouring soap requires a good deal of rinsing when used to scour pots.  A
> regular steel wool pad would accomplish the same end without the soap.
> But, of course, in line with my last post, a simple paper towel can't be
> beat.
>
> best wishes,
>
> dave belsley, w1euy
>
> --On Thursday, August 28, 2003 10:52 AM +0100 Trevor Day
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > In message
> > <[email protected]>,
> > "Kenworthy, Edward (EDS)" <[email protected]> writes
> >> I would add as my own tip - do not use a sponge to clean your iron's
tip.
> >> Firstly it's messy and I find actually a pain to get the tip clean and
> >> second it cools the iron. Instead invest in a metal cleaner - basically
a
> >> little pot with what looks like a brass brillo pad in it. Stick tip in,
> >> pull tip out - perfectly clean tip. Makes tinning the tip extra easy -
> >> metal a blob of solder on the tip, stick it into the brillo pad, pull
it
> >> out and voila a perfectly tinned tip.
> >
> > I haven't come across these before Edward;  do they have a trade name
> > that I can look for?
> >
> > Trev G3ZYY
> > --
> > Trevor Day
> >
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