What does it look like when they're ruined that way? I don't think I've ever seen that damage before.
I'm guilty of adding just a bit of regular solder to a terminal or two many years ago for a small repair. Hopefully it wasn't enough to ruin them.
Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ
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I have definitely ruined a few ceramic terminals due to silver depletion. It
only took four or five heatings with standard solder. I was using the same
model Weller WTCP that Tek issued me when I started there. I wound up replacing
the strip. The oldest strips have a triangular cross section. Later ones are
rectangular and come in at least three sizes.
Dave Wise
On Mar 1, 2024, at 3:55 PM, Eric Boyle via groups.io
<k0elb@...> wrote:
?There¡¯s an excellent video on YouTube that is an old instructional video from
?the 1960¡¯s made by Tektronix:
That being said, I personally use WBT 4% silver solder and a Hakko adjustable
temperature soldering iron with a small chisel tip and I¡¯ve had no issues. I do
turn the heat up to 650 degrees and put a little dab of solder on the tip of
the iron to get things to heat quickly then it¡¯s in and out and done. Love the
ceramic strips, it¡¯s the absolute best way to do point to point wiring in my
opinion.
