Very good Ian.. I shold have remembered this. A good way to solder ceramic
substrated PA modules, as well. I have a hot plate.

However, with the PL259, you may have an issue with the coax dielectric
melting. That's why I recommended teh high heat capacity,
get-in-and-get-out process. Or the PL259 dielectric. I see mostly cheapies
selling @ hamfests - Teflon's OK, though, no?.

73, Steve, ,K.9;D'C


73, Steve, K9DCI
"Ian White G/GM3SEK" wrote in message
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Highland Ham wrote:
"F8BOE" wrote in message
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Hello,

It may sound funny, but that's why I never used a soldering gun and
perhaps
never will... My 25W JBC with 0.8 and 1.2 mm tips is quite fine for
electronic components and connector soldering.

You should be the one who takes an 18 wheeler to pick up a beer pack.
Shouldn't you? Perhaps a Mig welder could do the connector job... Hi!
I hope you'll never mount connectors for other Hams without any serious
DC
and HF shortcut tests.

100W+ soldering irons are pretty good for plumber jobs or for
desoldering
fast and clean, but definitely not for your aim.

73 de F8BOE Olivier ...-.-

For 'high power' soldering , I use a butane (cigarette lighter) gas
soldering iron with kathalytic burner.
Temperature can be adjusted by changing gas flowrate .
I use an iron made in Ireland ,make Portasol .High power tip/burner can
do
up to 100 watts which is more than adequate to solder (PL259) plugs.
Also
very suitable to make small enclosures from scrap printed circuit board
Very handy also for outdoor use .....since the tool is self-contained.
Nowadays there are a number of makes to choose from.
I would never use an electric soldering gun.


Neither would I. A normal small iron can be used for soldering large
objects, if they are pre-heated with a hot-air ("paint stripper") gun.

To solder a PL259, for example, pre-heat the plug body with the gun
until it's good and hot, but still some way below the melting point of
solder. Then put the gun down, and switch to your regular 25/45W iron
for the actual soldering. The solder will now melt quickly and easily.

Try it - it's so much easier than using a monster iron or an electric
soldering gun.


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73 from Ian G/GM3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek