26-05-2011, 09:18 AM
Lovely job Colin, and nicely finished with the 'wire burning'.
The 'wire winder' is such a useful little gizmo and I've found the one that you kindly gave me to be a real boon. I've just used it on a 'Toaster' radio I'm refurbishing. Where several wires are attached to one pin of a valveholder it saves disturbing the joint when trying to usolder a cap or resisitor that needs to be replaced. It's just a moment's work to wind a coil on the end of the new component, to cut the wire off the old one leaving about 6mm attached to the valvebase tag, and slip the new component over the wire and solder the secure joint.
It's one of those 'why didn't someone think of this before?' gadgets!
(I find pictures of skew chisels in action really scary, so I viewed that pic from behind the sofa!)
David
David
The 'wire winder' is such a useful little gizmo and I've found the one that you kindly gave me to be a real boon. I've just used it on a 'Toaster' radio I'm refurbishing. Where several wires are attached to one pin of a valveholder it saves disturbing the joint when trying to usolder a cap or resisitor that needs to be replaced. It's just a moment's work to wind a coil on the end of the new component, to cut the wire off the old one leaving about 6mm attached to the valvebase tag, and slip the new component over the wire and solder the secure joint.
It's one of those 'why didn't someone think of this before?' gadgets!
(I find pictures of skew chisels in action really scary, so I viewed that pic from behind the sofa!)
David
David
