Solder in Elecraft kits

[Jeremiah McCarthy]

I don't think Elecraft should supply solder...It might be a nice gesture, but with the escalating price of solder due to RoHS, I think it would place an unnecessary economic and RoHS compliance burden on Elecraft which could impact the price of kits...If the builder is "green", he has the choice of buying lead-free solder, or not...Elecraft would have to chose between lead-tin or lead-free solder, and that in itself would be a problem for some folks...Personally I hate working with lead-free, it is a real pain if you have to do rework...

Heathkit did provide solder...I have one of their TV dot generators that once belonged to my Dad and solder is listed in the bill of materials...I still have an unused roll of Heathkit solder and that is the only reason I am sure, otherwise I don't think I would have remembered either...It is a on small, red, metal spool with Heathkit's logo...The solder was made by Ersin, was multi core, and looks like it is about .030"...As I remember, they supplied a small amount on a spool for small projects like test instruments, and for big kits like their color TV's there were several full rolls...

Jerry, wa2dkg
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[Stuart Rohre]

In my Heathkit time, they did not provide the solder, (1957).  First I tried
Kester rosin core.  But later, I bought Ersin Multicore, (today Multicore
Solders), upon the suggestion of some experienced ham, and it was the most
superior solder I had used.  I used Kester, but did not get the quality of
wetting that Multicore still gives me 49 years later!

-Stuart
K5KVH


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[Jim Brown-10]

Is this guy serious?  I know hams are cheap, but this takes the
cake! Next he's gonna want dikes, needlenose, a magnifier, and a
soldering iron!

73,

Jim Brown K9YC


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[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ]

Guys - As per the list guidelines, please do make personal attacks
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Jim Brown wrote:
> Is this guy serious?  I know hams are cheap, but this takes the
> cake! Next he's gonna want dikes, needlenose, a magnifier, and a
> soldering iron!
>
> 73,
>
> Jim Brown K9YC
>  
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[Brett gazdzinski-2]

>From monitoring the mail here, it would seem like
a lot (most?) of the problems with the kits are solder
related. I had no problems with anything I have built,
despite very fast build times, and I would guess that
is because I have had LOTS of soldering practice.
(solder all day long for years and you cant help
but get good at it?)

The correct solder helps a lot, as does a good
adjustable temp soldering iron.

Elecraft could eliminate one variable by including
solder, or offering it along with the kits.

Maybe they SHOULD offer tools and solder, after all,
you can already customize the options a lot!

Brett
N2DTS

> Jim Brown wrote:
> > Is this guy serious?  I know hams are cheap, but this takes the
> > cake! Next he's gonna want dikes, needlenose, a magnifier, and a
> > soldering iron!
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Jim Brown K9YC
> >  
>

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[Thom LaCosta]

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Jim Brown wrote:

> Is this guy serious?  I know hams are cheap, but this takes the
> cake! Next he's gonna want dikes, needlenose, a magnifier, and a
> soldering iron!

And then, in order to offset the costs, Elecraft could ship the manual and a
small selection of paint and brushes...and I'm sure that many of the die-hard
kit builders would approve of a "paint by numbers" manual cover.


I suppose once that is done, all components could be shipped sans color stripes
and we can paint on out own.


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[Thom LaCosta]

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Thom LaCosta wrote:

> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Jim Brown wrote:
>

And Jim Brown bounces messages sent to him wanting folks to confirm that they
really sent them.

It's like calling CQ and when you hear an answer, telling the person to send
you a QSL and then you'll answer.


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