Soldering Help Please

[wasyoungonce (Brendan)]

Good idea. I have time and can do it after years as an Avionics Tech I should be able to write a quick precises about soldering.

All I need to do is learn how to knock up a .pdf.

Anyone know of a free pdf writer that I can use.

edit:

under control, pdfforge

http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator/download

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Can you throw in an Mpeg or two

[wasyoungonce (Brendan)]

I can but I think my camera resolution and lack of macro will be limiting factors.

P.S.

I'm still after a free PDF editor

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by wasyoungonce

Anyone know of a free pdf writer that I can use.

http://www.pdf995.com/

[kljucd1 (Daniel)]

Hi,

Thanks for the links wasyoungonce, looks like I got me some reading to do!!

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

Maybe some of you boffins can get together and do up a "10 easy steps to soldering" or something similar for Mike to post in the Project/Articles section of the site. Maybe even include a couple of short mpegs of the critical points.

I certainly need all the help I can get.

That is a good idea, can't wait to read what you have wasyoungonce. I can convert to pdf if you send me a file.

Thanks again

Daniel...

[wasyoungonce (Brendan)]

yep no problems. I'm about 1/4 way thru it already but I'll need time to try mpegs etc.

I found a few proggies to convert pdf's but I wanted to extract some data from on line pdfs to use..alas this is quite difficult in that not all are created equally, so, it's try from scratch.

I'm also trying to figure out how to do macro pics from my camera.

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Hi to all.
I have seen a calculation method and also a spreadsheet that works out the cals for you with regard to making dew heaters.
If anyone can tell me where it is in the IIS world, I would greatly appreciate it.

[Lee]

Try here

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Thanks heaps Lee.
Its Greatly appreciated.
I need to move quick to make one for my new scope before the Christmas Party at Mangrove Mtn. on the Coast here.

Cheers.

[Lee]

I made two up using info from the link - but used nichrome wire instead - work really well, no more dew....

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

I tried to make one with nicrome wire, but got it all tangled and into a big mess with multiple turns of wire around the scope.
What a mess.
resistance was too small when I finished..aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
Anyway.
So I gave up on the wire and hence my call for help.

Geoff

[Lee]

2m wire = approx 27 ohm
12V source gives about 400mA at 5W or so.....
For my 100mm scopes needs about 6 turns around the dew shield - you do need to wind carefully though!

[sailormoon]

It always help if you use gravity to slush the metal into place