[Elecraft] Soldering PL-259s (WAS: Fw: RG-213 BNC connector)

[Tom McCulloch]

Hi Stuart,
 Thanks for the tip (no pun intended) on taking off the tips from the Weller 
gun.  Does electrical continuity need to be made between the two shanks in 
order for the gun to heat up?

Also does anyone know where to buy replacement tips for the Weller Gun 
(actually mine is a radio Shack, but it looks the same).

Thanks
tom
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart Rohre" <rohre at arlut.utexas.edu>
To: "Bill W5WVO" <w5wvo at cybermesa.net>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Soldering PL-259s (WAS: Fw: RG-213 BNC connector)


> If you have the 1950's style Weller or Wen Soldering guns that were about 
> 100 watts, (some were more), you can take off the tips and use the shanks 
> to butt up to the PL 259 type UHF inner shell, when you solder the little 
> holes to the shield of the coax.
>
> You should pretin the shield where the holes are going to be over that 
> area, to give something for the added solder wire to easily adhere to when 
> it reaches the plastic, (Eutectic) state.  Get both shanks onto the shell 
> near the hole you are soldering to rapidly heat up the shell.  Let the 
> shell /hole edge melt the solder.
>
> Stuart
> K5KVH
>
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