Anybody in Phoenix good at soldering?

[LeeH]

My wife's aviation headset needs some work and my soldering skills stink. I've fixed this thing about five times and it keeps coming apart.

Any Phoenicians here handy with a soldering iron?

[mikester]

I have a buddy who is pretty good and lives in the scott's dale area. LEmme email him and I'll PM you back (unless you find someone sooner).

[BlueSkyJaunte]

I used to be.

You using flux?

[86 911]

Here's a tip on soldering that has really helped me on my 911's wiring: put the soldering gun underneath the wires and put the solder on top of the wires, so that the solder will melt and go through the wires for a great connection. Sorry, don't know anyone in Phoenix though.

[TerryH]

Find on old tv-vcr repair place. Some of those guys are very good.

[LeeH]

Originally posted by TerryH
Find on old tv-vcr repair place. Some of those guys are very good.

That thought crossed my mind last night. I know of one nearby.

I'm great at soldering big wires together. but the wires in the headset are tiny. Plus, they need to be soldered to plug... a large stereo headset plug. When I get everything hot enough to stick together the insulation on the wires starts to melt!

To compound the problem I've repaired this one so many times that the wire I'm working on is really too short - it's a small section between a volume control unit and the plug. I think I'll run the headset by the TV place this afternoon and see if they're willing to put it together.

[mikester]

Pm me some contact info and I'll forward it to my buddy. He says he's got some time.

[DonDavis]

If you want me to look at it, I have a Pace station. And was the 2M(Micro-Miniature circuit repair) guy on my ship in the Navy. I can fix it.

[TerryH]

Originally posted by DonDavis
If you want me to look at it, I have a Pace station. And was the 2M(Micro-Miniature circuit repair) guy on my ship in the Navy. I can fix it.

Sorry, you're overqualified!

[slakjaw]

my advise

you hear some guys say "the bigger the glob the better the job"

this is not true in soldering. and only a guy that sucks would abide by that.

Kyle

[LeeH]

So Don, what's your schedule look like these days???

She was about to ship it off to Sennheiser, but hates her back up set.

[Superman]

I've heard several electronics guys and electricians, both, tell me that the best connection is not a solder connection. The best connection is a real good physical connection (crimp, for example). This is why so many systems are designed this way. I've seen bad crimps come apart. I've seen bad crimps corrode. I've seen good crimp connections corrode at the ends of the connection, but I have never seen a good crimp connection either corrode or come apart at the connection itself. The crimp needs to be firm enough to evacuate the air.

Of course, there are places where crimping is not possible, like circuit boards.

[Joeaksa]

Lee,

Out of the country on a trip right now but back on the 14th. If you need help used to know which end of a soldering end to hold.

JoeA