[Elecraft] Please help me with my T1

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

I didn't have Mike's problem with the T1, but I do keep a bottle of flux
handy (e.g. GC Electronics Liquid Solder Flux P/N 10-4202). One small bottle
will last many, many years. If it run into a situation like that I wet the
tip of a toothpick (or the solder) with flux and apply it on the surfaces.
No drops, just enough to wet the metal. Then solder. 

The other place I use the flux is to remove solder. Even the best
flux-impregnated "wick" is made much better by putting a little flux on it
before using it. Often I don't even bother with a solder sucker, the wick
works so well with a little flux added. In that case I usually dip the wick
into the flux. The flux "wicks" up right along with the solder, leaving the
board flux-free.

Ron AC7AC


-----Original Message-----

Hey Mike.
It is good to see that I am not crazy :-)
Taking off the 3.5' of solder did help a lot but it was not as easy to
solder as the other parts I installed. It may have something to do with the
process if installing the SMDs that change things a bit but it was defiantly
a bit more challenging to do. I have never ran in to that before. Thanks for
the info. I am almost done with the T1 now so I think if it is nice Sunday I
may go try it out. Have a good weekend.

73 de W2EEC

Eric