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Dumb soldering Q Puddin' Man 09-11-2007
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Posted by Father Haskell on September 12, 2007, 10:45 pm
> Do NOT buy one of those Radio Shack cold soldering irons. They are crap.

The free wire stripper wasn't too bad.

The iron wasn't total crap. It actually gave me a joint in under
four
minutes, never mind that with a $10 pencil-style iron, the same joint
would have taken me four seconds.


Posted by Father Haskell on September 12, 2007, 10:40 pm
> I've got an old stereo receiver with a broken main switch (not replaceable).
> It won't power.

What make/model/year? What style switch -- pushbotton, toggle
on toggle off?

> I can solder a jumper across 2 contacts on the switch board (I think).
> Then add an in-line switch to the power cord.
>
> Don't know much about soldering ...
>
> What should I use for a jumper? Copper? Other material? Stranded?
> Non-stranded?

Copper. Stranded solders fastest.

How many amps will be passing through the jumper?


Posted by Puddin' Man on September 12, 2007, 10:50 pm
wrote:

>> I've got an old stereo receiver with a broken main switch (not replaceable).
>> It won't power.
>
>What make/model/year? What style switch -- pushbotton, toggle
>on toggle off?

Technics SA-R210. Pushbutton, soldered to PCB. Toggles.

>> I can solder a jumper across 2 contacts on the switch board (I think).
>> Then add an in-line switch to the power cord.
>>
>> Don't know much about soldering ...
>>
>> What should I use for a jumper? Copper? Other material? Stranded?
>> Non-stranded?
>
>Copper. Stranded solders fastest.

What I used.

>How many amps will be passing through the jumper?

Garden-variety output, I'd guess 4 A. max.

P

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