[Elecraft] soldering

[Jeremiah McCarthy]

Anything that is built for NASA and will fly will most likely have to be conformal coated...Leaving excess lead length might cause the ends to protrude out of the conformal coating, defeating the purpose of the coating...I was not aware of any min-max lead length protrusion in my dealings with NASA....We used minimum solder to save lift-off weight and we always trimmed flush...This does not mean that specs have not been updated since I left Grumman...

Jerry, wa2dkg

Certified NASA, Navy, and Airforce solderer...