[Pafgbt] Soldering new dipoles

[Bob Simon]

     The ones we've done here in GB were soldered with SN62.  There 
isn't much mechanical stress on these, so the softer solder works fine.  
Also, the lower melting point allows you to get on and off the heat 
quickly, avoiding damage/discoloration to the gold-plated brass.
bob..



On 1/22/2013 12:38 PM, Dennis Egan wrote:
> Are these intended to be soldered with eutectic solder or silver solder?
>
> Karl Warnick wrote:
>> Bob and all,
>>
>> Rick suggested last fall that the Green Bank machine shop could 
>> assist with fabrication of the new dipoles. We've run into a snag and 
>> could use some help. The soldering expert in our university machine 
>> shop has retired, and the current staff have not been able to achieve 
>> the quality in the soldering we need for the antennas (see attached). 
>> Would it be possible for us to send the parts for the remaining 19 
>> dipoles to Green Bank for soldering?
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>>
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