> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctech-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
> Behalf Of Tony Duell
> Sent: 15 January 2003 00:35
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Shark Update
>
> Also called a 'Helping Hand' over here.
>
> I've never found them useful. There's too much play and/or springiness in
> the 'arms' to keep the parts really where I want them. Things tend to
> move at just th wrong moment. I prefer to clamp the connector in a good
> bench vice, then hold the wire and solder with one hand (wire between
> thumb and first finger, solder between second and third fingers) and the
> iron in the other hand. It's not hard to keep everything just where you
> want it with a little practice.
I was looking at those yesterday whilst buying a new soldering iron (Antex
temp adjustable - can't believe I've managed without one for so long!) and
they just look like crocodile clips on flimsy arms.
I then totally impressed meself by making a converter cable for a Sinclair
QL RGB port without melting anything other than the solder :) Trouble is
I've plugged it into an Amsturd CM14 monitor and I can't find an H-WIDTH pot
anywhere on the board to shrink the display down to QL sizes.....grrr....
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Received on Wed Jan 15 2003 - 12:35:31 GMT