Homebrew PCBs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dylan Smith" <dyls@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:53 AM
Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] etched 5/5 results


> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008, Bertho Boman wrote:
>
>> Herbert,
>> That is the funniest in a long time!!!!!!!!
>
> Don't laugh, I've done it. Well, I was 17 at the time, didn't have a stand
> for the soldering iron so used to hook it to the radiator beside me. I'd
> pick the soldering iron up off the radiator without looking.
>
> One day I grabbed the wrong end...
>
> I got a proper stand after that.

My Metcal has very easy to change cartridges, they just pull out. A special 
heat-resistant pad is provided that attaches to the cable but I forgot to 
use it once and tried to remove the cartridge just after I'd switched the 
unit off. Ouch!

Leon