At 21:40 12/01/2003, you wrote:
>>3) Does *anyone* make DIN plugs which don't melt if you bring a soldering
>>iron within 5ft of them?
>>
>>4) Where's my coffee?
>
>
>Coffee is an addiction and bad for you.
Only if you can't live without it... I can, but I'm very grouchy in the
morning without my wake-up coffee...
>Plug the connector into a socket while you solder the pins. Keep the tip
>clean and wet with solder, don't dick around, heat the connection, poke a
>bit of solder at it, and leave it alone as soon as it flows. Use a good
>quality iron.
The socket is the only bit I've not tried (haven't got any to hand, but
that's easy to fix). Where I mainly find the problem is getting the
connecting wire into the right place & actually getting it to solder in in
less time than it takes the plastic to melt...
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Cheers, Ade.
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Received on Mon Jan 13 2003 - 01:30:01 GMT