<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>..and don't use that cheap Radio Shack Solder! Use the professional micro solder :-)<div><br></div><div>I am sure to think of at least a dozen more by the time the night is over! =)<br><br><div><span name="x"></span><span name="x"></span>Tip Cleaning Paste:</div><div id="ecfc5ded-6bd2-4fa5-ae76-36cd5f8a39ac"><a href="http://www.frys.com/product/6011478?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG">http://www.frys.com/product/6011478?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG</a></div><div id="ecfc5ded-6bd2-4fa5-ae76-36cd5f8a39ac"><br></div><div id="ecfc5ded-6bd2-4fa5-ae76-36cd5f8a39ac">"Good" solder:<br><a href="http://www.frys.com/product/4455326?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG">http://www.frys.com/product/4455326?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG</a></div><div id="ecfc5ded-6bd2-4fa5-ae76-36cd5f8a39ac"><br></div><div id="ecfc5ded-6bd2-4fa5-ae76-36cd5f8a39ac">Wire Solder tip Cleaner</div><div id="ecfc5ded-6bd2-4fa5-ae76-36cd5f8a39ac"><a href="http://www.frys.com/product/1563515?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG">http://www.frys.com/product/1563515?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG</a></div><div id="ecfc5ded-6bd2-4fa5-ae76-36cd5f8a39ac"><br></div><br><hr id="zwchr"><b>From: </b>"Brian Sikkema" <brian@sikkema.us><br><b>To: </b>"Simulator Cockpit Builder's List" <simpits-tech@simpits.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, October 10, 2011 4:49:47 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [simpits-tech] Soldering how-to<br><br>
On 10/11/2011 8:48 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:raysot@comcast.net" target="_blank">raysot@comcast.net</a> wrote:
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<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000">...and
never linger more than 2-4 seconds on a component pin :-)
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<div>Another neat little trick is to connect a small alligator
clamp to the lead. It helps as a heat-sink.<br>
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Thanks, guys! Lots of good tips. I will definitely be checking all
of this out.<br>
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Can't wait to throw my old Radio shack iron in the trash.... ;)<br>
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Brian<br>
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