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Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 15:30:44 -0600
From: Bob White <rlwhite@comcast.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Frustrating Sunday
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On Mon, 14 May 2007 16:12:08 -0500
"Russell Duffy" <rusty@radrotary.com> wrote:

> A tip for soldering 'D' connectors:  I always plug the connector into a
> mating connector before soldering.  If the plastic gets soft, the mating
> connector holds the pin in alignment until it cools off again.
> 
> Bob W.
> 
>  
> This is a great tip, but everyone should note that he said "a mating
> connector", not "the mating connector".  In other words, don't plug it into
> your EC-2 or EM-2 while your soldering.  
>  
> Note- this has been a public service announcement on behalf of Tracy Crook,
> and I'm sure he will approve this message :-)
>  
> Cheers,
> Rusty
> 

Thanks Rusty.  Very good point.  I'd hate to have to pay for repair on a
bunch of EC2's because something got in thru the soldering iron and
blew them up. And Tracy sure doesn't have time to fix 'em either.

Bob W. (You'll have to find me first.)

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