[Elecraft] OT: moving xtals

[Thom LaCosta]

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:

>
> To lower the frequency, I used to make figure 8's using solder to
> "draw" on the xtal's flat surface.  Of course, you could not lower the
> frequency too much that way or the xtal would stop vibrating.

I remember using the "lead" from the softest pencils I could find.
>

Remember all the "circuits" that you could find that let you "rubber" the xtals?

> Ah...the fun days when nobody thought about holding solder in their
> hands (or mouth) and intentionally inhaling solder fumes (tendrils)
> cuz it smelled so good.

That was the approved soldering method....ya held the solder in your teeth, so 
that you had an extra hand....and if you got real fancy, you mounted the 
soldering iron so that the tip was reight in front of you...that way, you could 
use both hands to hold the stuff that you wanted to solder together.

Can't do it anymore....the hands shake, not enough teeth to hold solder and 
seeing anthing that close is impossible.


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