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On 10-3-2011 11:59, Heikki Hannikainen wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:alpine.DEB.1.10.1103101236430.23221@he.fi"
type="cite">Just a couple nights ago I soldered a mini-din-to-D9
cable for my OT2, and it was a nightmare. The mini-din's pin
spacing is small, and it's easy to melt the connector a bit so
that the pins start moving.</blockquote>
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I recognize that. I like mini-DIN connectors, but I don't like
to solder them. To avoid the pins from moving in the
(half)melted plastic you can do the following .<br>
- get a potato... any kind, but not too small :)<br>
- cut of a slice to create a flat area and place the potato on
your your workbench (flat side down)<br>
- push the mini-DIN pins in the potato<br>
- now solder the wires to mini-DIN pins.<br>
<br>
The potato helps cooling the connector a bit, and also prevents
the pins from moving when the plastic starts to melt.<br>
<br>
73, PE1ICQ<br>
//Arno<br>
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