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PROPER SOLDERING
OnIv a small percentage of HEATHKIT e$rip- 3'
;;tit;;ffi;s'ers find it necessarv to return an
i;;i;"il;;a for factorv service' of-these instru-
'#i"ltE,' uv ; ^i- tr, " r i" ri e s t p o r t i on-o-t m alf uncti on s
are due io poor or improper soldermg'
If terminals are brightandcleanandfree of wax'
f";;;a insulation *a ott'u' foreign substances'
""'oiiii""itv will be experienced in soldering'
Correctly solderecl connections are essential if 4'
the performance engineered ilto .a kit is to be
irirv--*"tiir"a. If you are .a .le,sinner with no
"ruLri"""" in solaering, a haU hour's practice
*iif, "o*" odd lengths of wire may be a worth-
while investment.
For most wiring, a 30 to 100 watt iron or its
"q,ri"-"i&t in a so*idering gun is very satisfactory'
A'1o**" wattage iron than this may not heat the
"t""u"tio" eno'ugh to flow the solder smoothly
or.* tfr" joint. Keep the iron tip clean and bright
tr- *ipi"! it from time to time with a cloth' 5'
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CIIASSIS WIRING AND SOLDERIhG
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TECHNIQUES
Leads on resistors, capacitors- a,nd similar
components are gene"afly much longerthan
il;y ;;;A to be "to mat<e the required con-
,r""lio"t. In these cases, theleadsshouldbe
ffi;;fier length before thepartis added
io -ttt" "fr""sis. t: general' the.leads -:,l?y]d
te lust long enough to reach their termrn-
ating points.
Wherever ttrere is apossibility r:f 'bar* teads
;h;"ti"g to other p*its o: ':r:rthe*ha*sis'the
i;;;t lhould be eove;eil x'rt!:: irrsulating
"i""ti"s. where the use oi sieeviug- is spe-
Iiircriiv'i"tended, the phrase "use sleeviRg"
i" it"i,ia"a in the asiociated construetion
step. Il:I any case where there is the pos-
tiuiirtv oi "r" unintentional short circuit'
;i;;;ils strouto be used. Extra sleeving is
provided for this Purpose'
Crimp or bend the lead (or leads) aroundthe
t-e*minri to form a good ioint without re-
iil;-;; solder for phvsical strength' If
iiJ'"*ir- it too iarge to allow lrending or if
;il; ;i;p siates trrat ttre wire is not to be
;;i*p-e, position the wire so that a good
t"iau" connection can still be made"
Unless otherwise indicated, all. wire used
;'th" type with colored insulation (hookup
;J, ttre size of the conductor is thesame
i;; ;n ;;;; of hookuP wires furnished with
it i" Lit. Inpreparing a Iength of hookup wire'
I /i" of insutation should be remcved from
"'""r, "rri ""Iess directed otherwise in the
construction steP.
To avoid breaking internal connect'ions when
"iripptns insulati-on frorn the leads of trans-
;;;;;#"r similar components,. ga1e should
;;iai<;; not to pu1l directlv on the igld' h-
"i""d,-iirfO the lead with pliers while it is
being striPPed.
6. Position the work, if possible, 3o that gravity
*iir r,.rp to keep ihe-solder where yor: want
it.
Place a flat side of the solciering iron tip
**ri".i *,. joint to be soldered until it is
;:;;- suttrcienttY to melt the solder'
Then place the solder against the heated
i""*i"tf and it rrill immediately flow over
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