Soldering PE, Brass coaching needed

[Rick K]

Hey guys.

 

I'm going to attempt soldering Master FuG220 Brass Antenna.

 

Looking for solder Recommendations/Coaching.  Solder Paste?  Really thin solder wire?

 

I have Dual Soldering Gun and Soldering Iron from my Archer Kit days. Both are 80's "vintage". Is it time for and upgrade?

 

Thanks - Rick

[mozart]

This is how I did mine Rick, very easy and works a treat. 

[Hartmann352]

Also check with “Chuckw”.

Amazing work from that man. 
 

Cheers, 

Dave

[ChuckD]

6 hours ago, mozart said:

This is how I did mine Rick, very easy and works a treat. 

Seems straight forward enough.  How do you not loosen up other nearby completed solder joints while working on the next join?

[mozart]

Dunno, it just doesn’t happen! 

[Wurzacher]

3 hours ago, ChuckD said:

Seems straight forward enough.  How do you not loosen up other nearby completed solder joints while working on the next join?

I use a heat sink on previously soldered areas. A wet piece of kitchen towel should work. Wrapp around the previously soldered area.

I bought a Weller Soldering Station, setting the temperature at around 300 degrees Celsius, depending on the task to solder. I also use soldering flux and fine or medium size solder.

[Rick K]

18 hours ago, MARU5137 said:

David Damek shows you how.

Thank you Maru!

 

 

 

[Rick K]

18 hours ago, mozart said:

This is how I did mine Rick, very easy and works a treat. 

Thanks Mozart.

 

No Solder?  Flux paste only?

[Wurzacher]

Well, one needs solder to, errhh, solder. Flux fluid or paster helps the solder to flow easily and get a nice weld seam.

[Barry]

Hi Rick,

 

I recommend the following solder and flux. I buy mine from Micro Mark.

 

 

I solder a lot.

 

https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/64967-update-21320-116-m1a1ha-abrams-w-tusk-i-upgrades/#comment-844163

 

 

 

 

[Rick K]

On 11/19/2022 at 12:18 PM, Wurzacher said:

Well, one needs solder to, errhh, solder. Flux fluid or paster helps the solder to flow easily and get a nice weld seam.

[Rick K]

Thank you for the replies. 

 

Ahem, Thomas....    it was a blinding glimpse of the obvious until I realized that was a solder paste tube. 

 

[Greg W]

Rick, here are more videos to checkout: