Re: Replacement of #12 Fuse Bulb
Marc; #12 bulbs are available in lots of places still.? Here's one; https://www.amazon.com/12-Miniature-Light-Bulb-Pack/dp/B00BQGKFFM 73 Peter VE7PS
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VE7PS
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#56727
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Replacement of #12 Fuse Bulb
I just got finished troubleshooting a TR4 and found the #12 fuse bulb open. I can return the rig to service by shorting the socket, but ideally I would like to replace the fuse. Is there a suitable
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k7wxk
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#56726
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Re: R4A how effective?
Gentlemen: Thanks for your comments and suggestions. I bought a BHI noise away, but it appears to have been reworked, and the power-connection broke ( diode cracked). I'm hesitant to try that brand
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David Lipson <dlipson_d@...>
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#56725
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Re: R4A how effective?
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Charles Brown
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#56724
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Re: Where to buy solder?
Not only played with it, we made it! We would heat cinnabar in a distilling flask and get liquid mercury. We would put it in little vials with cork stoppers and take it to school and play with it. No
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Joe - W7RKN
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#56723
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Any interest in a TR4CW/RIT station?
I've finally run out of shelf space in the shack and am considering selling my TR4CW/RIT station to make room for something new. I am keeping my B-Line though.? The transceiver is in what I would
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Tim <nz8j@...>
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#56722
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Re: Where to buy solder?
You're not the first person I've heard that from. We were smart enough to not actually EAT it. 73 -Jim NU0C "Bob Novas via groups.io" <bob.novas@...> wrote:
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Jim Shorney
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#56721
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Re: Where to buy solder?
You probably played with mercury as a kid, right? I did too. 73 Bob, W3DK
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Bob Novas <bob.novas@...>
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#56720
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Re: Where to buy solder?
Not surprising at all, Joe. I have to deal with the nasty stuff at my day job. Good old 63/37 truly is the best tool for the job. 73 -Jim NU0C "Joe Wolfe" <w7rkn.7@...> wrote:
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Jim Shorney
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#56719
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Re: Where to buy solder?
Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and suggestions. I will definitely keep looking around and check out the specific sellers that were suggested. I have an aversion to ePay unless I already know
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Martin Potter VE3OAT
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#56718
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Re: Where to buy solder?
I definitely recommend taking a look at 'goKimco.com'.? They are an older (started in 1978) industrial distributor of soldering and soldering supplies located in Mentor, Ohio. They have all the best
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Bob Groh wa2cky
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#56717
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Re: Where to buy solder?
I absolutely will not use no lead solder on any work I do. 80% of the dead Ameritron amplifiers are caused by no lead solder. I'll spend an hour or two reflowing solder with leaded solder and the
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Joe - W7RKN
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#56716
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Re: Where to buy solder?
I'm just the opposite, I have 63/37 but keep lead free for when absolutely necessary. Like many others I got a supply when a local manufacturer changed over. Look around, you will find some. For
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Jim Shorney
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#56715
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Re: Where to buy solder?
Looking at an old spool from Alpha Metals, Inc.? 60 / 37.5 / 2.5Jim - WB6TNF
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WB6TNF
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#56714
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Re: Where to buy solder?
I still have a couple rolls from DEC :-) Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Sent from ProtonMail for iOS
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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#56713
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Re: Where to buy solder?
I ?was able to buy an ?old roll of solder with lead 5-6 years ago from a vendor on eBay. ?It was a necessity. ?Why? ?The soldering of a TCXO into my Kenwood TS-590S was virtually impossible with
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Evan
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#56712
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Re: Where to buy solder?
I was lucky. Went to electronics manufacturing plant's closing auction with a friend. One of the items was 3 cases of rosin core solder. 40/60 ,.125, I think it was, small stuff. I put in a bid for
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Joe - W7RKN
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#56711
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Re: Where to buy solder?
Martin: I'd have to agree with Bill, though in my case I have yet to use Craig's List or Kijiji, at least for solder,? but I have found my lifetime supply of various sizes of Kester solder rolls
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VE7PS
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#56710
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Re: Where to buy solder?
I wish fun stuff like that showed up on our local Craigslist... Thanks, Barry - N4BUQ
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n4buq
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#56709
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Re: Where to buy solder?
Hello???? I was out of my better solder and needed more of what made soldering fun again. I found KESTER? 63 / 37 1#? on e-bay for about $22.00 at a seller in Ohio that was in March.
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Charles Rodecap <millwrightmonkey@...>
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#56708
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