[Elecraft] (Slightly O/T) Intermittent nips when soldering

[Fred Townsend]

No no! You are supposed to take nips of booze, not solder. You'll get lead
poisoning from solder. ;)

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Dietrich
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:08 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] (Slightly O/T) Intermittent nips when soldering

Hi Everyone,

This has been happening to me frequently ever since I built my KAT-2.  I
keep the solder I am using coiled in a spring shape in a small tube for easy
application.  Every so often as I am touching the far end of the solder to
either tin the tip of the iron, or else actually solder something, I get a
little "nip" on my finger tip.  It feels like a sting/burn, and is no more
painful than a pinprick.  I have a Weller WES-51 temp controlled soldering
station that I got when I built my K1 a few years ago.  I take excellent
care of my tools, so I am not sure what is going on.  This happens
intermittently.  Any suggestions/ideas??

Thanks ES 73,

David
KC9EHQ
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