MOTM

Tinning is the pre-application of solder to a surface that will be 
soldered later. It helps the final solder application flow properly 
without excessive heating and makes a clean solder joint. It is easy to 
accomplish. Heat the wire to be tinned and apply solder so that the 
surface is covered. Just make sure not to apply too much solder or the 
lead will not fit into the PCB hole. Also, do not tin the coax leads 
with organic solder. Use the no-clean.

Scott
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Brousseau, Paul E (Paul) wrote:
> Sorry, should have been more clear-- what exactly IS tinning?  And how does one do it?  (All Paul's module wires come pre-tinned, so I haven't had to do it myself yet...)
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> --PBr
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Marsh [mailto:mmarsh@...]
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 11:49 AM
> To: motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [motm] Re: wire stripping techniques...
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> I always tin.  It makes it much easier to stick the (multi-stranded) 
> wire thought the pad without a teeny little stray shorting something 
> out.  And it makes it easier to solder in place.  Good advice: always 
> tin!
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> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)" <noise@A...> 
> wrote:
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>>OK, so now that we have wire stripping covered, what about 
> 
> tinning?  What exactly is that all about?
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