I use an old fashioned soldering iron. 75 watts. My small-tipped 250w gun
got plenty hot but could not hold the heat long enough to do a decent job on
PL259s. The big tip of the iron has enough thermal mass to solder several
PL259s even after it has been unplugged.
Radio K4IA
Craig Buck
Fredericksburg, Virginia USA
QRP ARCI #2550 FISTS #6702 CC 788
K1 #470
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