Re: [OM] OK, I know I am inept, but.....

[Dirk Wright]

>Yeah, that's my problem.  Blobs.
>
>I'll clean and I'll heat and see what happens.  I finally figured a trick
>that seems to be working well.  I heat the tab (well), and lay a small layer
>of solder on it.  Then I clamp the wire on top of the layer (with a little
>heat sink), reheat and add a touch of solder on top. That seems to work.
>I'll add the idea of roughing up the surface of the tab (ain't Dremels
>handy).
>

Which kind of solder are you using, electronics or plumbing? If you are using 
the plumbing kind, then you need FLUX! 
-- 
Be Seeing You.
Dirk Wright


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