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Re: [OM] OK, I know I am inept, but.....

Subject: Re: [OM] OK, I know I am inept, but.....
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 22:21:40 -0500
Well, it's really not that hard, just frustrating.  I suspect pack #2 will
be easier, as I am getting better, but would still love the magic trick I'm
missing.  Packs 3-5 will just be boring.

Tom

> In a message dated 04/10/2001 11:08:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> > You see, I finally decided to spend an evening soldering.....
> >
> > I have the 1/3 AA Sanyos, a torn apart Control Pack 1, a low wattage
> > soldering iron, some small guage copper wire and some solder.
> >
> > Sounds easy.
> >
> > It's not.
> >
> > The tabs on the batteries will NOT solder.  No matter what.  No way. No
how.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?  I'm clueless at this; haven't soldered in 25
years.
> > Wasn't much good then either.
> >
> > I'm hesitant to heat up the tabs too much, for fear of damaging the
> > batteries (which I might have already done).  I'm trying to solder
together
> > the batteries in the wierd 5/6/1 pattern that is required and the solder
> > joint keeps breaking...and breaking...and breaking.
> >
> > My wife is tired of my liberal profanities.
> >
> > I've made progress and can probably stumble my way through it, but is
there
> > a magic formula I am missing?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Tom
> > the inept solderer.
> >
> >
> >
>       Tom,  Your scaring me!  ( Do I want to try this ? )
>
> Scott
>
>
>


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