[Milsurplus] Solder Joints

[Michael Hanz]

Everyone seems to have forgotten the groundbreaking work that Tektronix 
did in this area back in the 1960s.  You won't find a single wrapped 
solder joint in their oscilloscopes from then on. Now, they did push the 
use of high silver content solder, and perhaps that helps.  I have never 
been tempted to follow the old advice ever since then.  Clip the old, 
push new in with a hot soldering iron on the joint, and add a touch of 
3% solder.  Done.

73.
Mike  KC4TOS

On 6/22/2025 8:08 PM, arc5 at ix.netcom.com wrote:
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> Most respectfully disagree.
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> Our treasures do not see one 100th of the vibration and rough handling 
> expected in military service.
>
> If the parts are clean and properly tinned and the joint is properly 
> heated, that joint is not going to come loose or vibrate apart before 
> Judgment Day.
>
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> More band switches and tube sockets have been destroyed by trying to 
> un-twist those unnecessarily twisted wires or twist them back than 
> were ever recovered that way.
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> One man’s opinion, but one man who’s fixed a buncha’ radios.
>
>
> 73 DE AB5S
>
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