[BC] Soldering D-sub Pins

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In a message dated 04/11/2008 7:34:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
thebeaver32 at gmail.com writes:

> Yes, I have. They don't work very well. The alligator clips are too small,
>  and just when you have everything positioned just right, one of the clips
>  lets loose, and you gotta start all over again. About all they're good for
>  holding is the connector. Never been able to get them to hold the wire
>  properly.
>  

I have had mostly positive experiences with them. "Helping Hands" it's 
called, and my bench wouldn't be complete without it! In fact, i used it just 
today... to ... guess what?

Solder some wires to a 25-pin "D" connector!

It wasn't difficult at all. Just use a small iron, good light, "reading 
glasses", and a steady hand. :)

BTW, a handy "cheat" that I use is to apply some solder to the connector pin 
and to the wire. Then I can just melt them together. Success. :) I *never* put 
solder in my mouth! Ugh! What I usually do is position the solder at the edge 
of the bench, protruding beyond it a few inches, bent into a position where I 
can easily bring the work up to meet it. Works every time. :)

Willie...



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