[Elecraft] K2 new builder

[Don Wilhelm]

George,

The best advice I can offer is to 1) follow the instructions in the 
manual carefully, 2) Do good soldering, and 3) do not work when you are 
tired.

As far as soldering is concerned, you should have a temperature 
controlled soldering iron, and do not apply excess solder - I like .015 
diameter solder so you can control the amount applied.  Just enough to 
fill the thru-plated hole is enough, but I like to see a small fillet 
too.  Be certain you apply enough heat and be certain to watch the 
solder flow out.  Many builders fail to heat the solder pads adequately 
or use too cold an iron. 700 to 750 degrees F should allow the solder to 
flow out in about 3 seconds.  The solder should flow to an almost 
invisible edge on both the solder pad and the component lead.  There is 
a soldering tutorial complete with diagrams of good/bad on the Builder's 
Resource page of the Elecraft website if you have any questions.

W2bpi1 at aol.com wrote:
> I will be starting to build a K2 soon. It is ordered and  shipped. Anything 
> I should look out for or any tips?     George/W2BPI
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