[Elecraft] Recent problems = another building tip

tom.w3qs tom.w3qs at verizon.net
Fri Jul 15 14:57:18 EDT 2005


Hi Group,

I'm so glad to see that there are so many other anal retentives out there
who check, insert, count and solder, count and trim then check again.

I have only one thing to offer:

When soldering, I only solder one side of a component, then come back and
solder the other side later.  I still count, so if I am doing 10 resistors,
I expect 20 solders.  This way I avoid wiggling the component by touching
the other lead before the one just soldered has had a chance to completely
cool.

Glad to say that 4991 and the antenna tuner worked first time, right out of
the box.

73, W3QS




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