MOTM

>I ran into problems when I soldered my coax cable inner conductor
>first, then with the inner conductor arching over, I soldered the
>braid connection.   Well, cuz the inner conductor was curved and it
>had a lot of pressure against the braid, it melted right through the
>inner conductor insulator and shorted when I soldered the braid.   It
>caused weird problems with my 800.
>
>Now I always solder the braid first and make sure the inner conductor
>hangs loose and is not pushing against the braid when I solder it.  I
>solder the inner conductor second and quickly to avoid melting.
>Hence, no problems with that.

Soldering miniature coax is is practically the only time I ever have to
resort to a heat sink. After twisting the braid together I put a small
alligator on it just outside the insulation. I've never had a problem since
I started doing this.


-- 
Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"