[SSDN] Soldering School -- 1958 (Video)

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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.   

[Robert Wilson]

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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