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On 4/16/2022 6:11 AM, SSDN via rec.radio.amateur.moderated Admin wrote:
SolderSmoke Daily News
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Soldering School -- 1958 (Video)
Posted: 16 Apr 2022 03:21 AM PDT http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2022/04/soldering-school-1958-video.html
I went to a similar course at Ft. Gordon Ga. in 1977. But I think my instructors would pass out if they saw the way I REALLY solder in the
shack today. But hey, I am building SSB transceivers, not spacecraft.
If one of my joints is bad (they rarely are), I can fix it. So chill
out Mr. Instructor -- if we were to do every connection your way it
would take us a lot longer to build a rig.
How many of us remember working on WWII surplus equipment with the wires knotted into terminals before soldering?
I remember being told in Boy Scouts that the connection had to be
completely secure before any solder was used. Then when I got into radio
we were told that military equipment had to be assembled that way. When
we needed to repair or modify something, trying to untie a knot while
keeping the solder melted was no fun at all!
Bob Wilson, WA9D
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