I don't have a 500 watt soldering iron so I'm going with the torch... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Keith Roberts" <keithspiano at gmail.com> To: caut at ptg.org Received: 7/30/2009 3:06:33 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] monkey hanger >I have one of those 500watt Weller soldering irons that was left over from >my electronic building days and the one rod I fixed was in Mr Erwins shop. >Strangely, he had the same Weller I have. >Fred, That is the best description of soldering I have seen from a piano >tech. Heat the metal. Beautiful. Logically then, the larger piece of metal >will require the majority of the heat to reach the temperature needed to >melt the solder. I like using a rosen core electric solder because sometimes >you do need flux and it comes in the solder. The size of the solder is small >too so you don't cool the joint when you add solder. Cold joints crack. >Keith Roberts >On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> wrote: >> >> On Jul 30, 2009, at 3:23 PM, Jeff Tanner wrote: >> >> Seriously, I couldn't get the wire to stay in place while I tried to heat >>> the solder >>> >> >> >> Probably because it had got bent out of alignment (the bends not >> exactly 90 degree). Adjust the bends as needed, and it will sit there very >> nicely. Also, don't heat the solder, heat the metal. Then flow the solder >> into the joint (the metal should be hot enough that the solder will melt on >> contact and flow). Heat the solder, and it will bead off and drop on the >> floor. >> >> Regards, >> Fred Sturm >> University of New Mexico >> fssturm at unm.edu >> "I am only interested in music that is better than it can be played." >> Schnabel >> >> >> >>
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