[Elecraft] K3 with subrx - intermittent main RX problem and pwr out

[Alan Baker]

Solder lug/solder tag/tag washer all the same thing. :-)

Perhaps instead of dry joint I should have said "broken joint". The bond 
between the solder lug and the connecting wire had become broken, 
resulting in the effect of a dry joint. This could have been caused by 
someone being over enthusiastic with a screwdriver, resulting in the lug 
being put under great strain by the securing screw being turned and 
breaking the solder joint by force rather than by movement whilst the 
solder was cooling at manufacture.

73,

Alan. G4GNX

On 04/05/2017 18:28, Fred Jensen wrote:
> "Two countries separated by a common language."  I believe "tag 
> washer" is a "solder lug" on our side of the Atlantic.  I think Alan 
> might mean the screw connection on that lug becoming intermittent due 
> to oxidation and/or inadequate tightening.  Generally speaking, cold 
> solder joints are "cold" immediately after the soldering process and 
> don't develop later, although I've seen that happen due to very minor 
> extended vibration of the joint.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred ("Skip") K6DGW
> Sparks NV USA
> Washoe County DM09dn