Solder & weller tips
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My K2/100 is dispatched and awaiting arrival. I have been advised to use lead solder for building the kit. Looking through my junk box I have found a 500g reel of leaded solder, 0.7mm dia, it's alloy is 8 - sn63pb37, I presum this is ok for the job in hand!! Lastly tips, I have a weller and have an assortment of tips ranging from large to very fine tips all stamps 7, ie 700f, on the base. Will I be ok using those fine tips! or should I get a differant temp tips. cheers Ken..G0ORH _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Ken,
I believe that solder will work fine for you - the 63/37 alloy is quite desirable, so as long as the flux is good for electronic work, you are in business. Yes, a 700 degree F. tip is great. I prefer ones with a 1.5 to 3 mm screwdriver type tip, but the conical ones work good for many others. Do not use the very long cylindrical tips for thru-hole work because there is not much heat mass by the time you get all the way to the end of the tip - save those tiny ones for SMD work. 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > Hi all > My K2/100 is dispatched and awaiting arrival. I have been advised > to use lead solder for building the kit. Looking through my junk > box I have found a 500g reel of leaded solder, 0.7mm dia, it's > alloy is 8 - sn63pb37, I presum this is ok for the job in hand!! > Lastly tips, I have a weller and have an assortment of tips > ranging from large to very fine tips all stamps 7, ie 700f, on > the base. Will I be ok using those fine tips! or should I get a > differant temp tips. > > cheers > > Ken..G0ORH > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by Ken Chandler
Ken,
I am currently working on building my KPA100. As far as the tip temperature goes, I have had to turn my temp up on several joints to about 800F especially on many of the ground connections, as the ground plane is very large on parts of the board. For comparison, I believe I kept the temp at 700F the whole time I built the base K2. I am using a small chisel tip, (I think 0.8 mm) and it is possible a larger chisel tip would help, but the pads for many of the capacitors are still quite small. -Ben K1NT _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Ken,
Use the biggest 700°F Tip that you have for a given soldering job. The more mass the tip has, the better. Tim Raymer >>> "Ken Chandler" <[hidden email]> 11/29/06 08:22:38 >>> Hi all My K2/100 is dispatched and awaiting arrival. I have been advised to use lead solder for building the kit. Looking through my junk box I have found a 500g reel of leaded solder, 0.7mm dia, it's alloy is 8 - sn63pb37, I presum this is ok for the job in hand!! Lastly tips, I have a weller and have an assortment of tips ranging from large to very fine tips all stamps 7, ie 700f, on the base. Will I be ok using those fine tips! or should I get a differant temp tips. cheers Ken..G0ORH _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Thanks everyone for the help on the tips & solder At least I know I have
everything to at least start off with. Ken..G0ORH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Hofmann K1NT" <[hidden email]> To: <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 3:20 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Solder & weller tips Ken, I am currently working on building my KPA100. As far as the tip temperature goes, I have had to turn my temp up on several joints to about 800F especially on many of the ground connections, as the ground plane is very large on parts of the board. For comparison, I believe I kept the temp at 700F the whole time I built the base K2. I am using a small chisel tip, (I think 0.8 mm) and it is possible a larger chisel tip would help, but the pads for many of the capacitors are still quite small. -Ben K1NT _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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OK what type Weller is best, gun ? Iron ? Model ?
Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Chandler" <[hidden email]> To: <[hidden email]> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solder & weller tips > Thanks everyone for the help on the tips & solder At least I know I have > everything to at least start off with. > > Ken..G0ORH > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Hofmann K1NT" <[hidden email]> > To: <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 3:20 PM > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Solder & weller tips > > > Ken, > > I am currently working on building my KPA100. As far > as the tip temperature goes, I have had to turn my > temp up on several joints to about 800F especially on > many of the ground connections, as the ground plane is > very large on parts of the board. For comparison, I > believe I kept the temp at 700F the whole time I built > the base K2. I am using a small chisel tip, (I think > 0.8 mm) and it is possible a larger chisel tip would > help, but the pads for many of the capacitors are > still quite small. > > -Ben K1NT > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/555 - Release Date: > 11/27/2006 6:09 PM > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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