15 Jan
2003
15 Jan
'03
4:35 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin@classiccmp.org]On
Behalf Of Tony Duell
Sent: 15 January 2003 00:35
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Shark Update
Also called a 'Helping Hand' over here.
I've never found them useful. There's too much play and/or springiness in
the 'arms' to keep the parts really where I want them. Things tend to
move at just th wrong moment. I prefer to clamp the connector in a good
bench vice, then hold the wire and solder with one hand (wire between
thumb and first finger, solder between second and third fingers) and the
iron in the other hand. It's not hard to keep everything just where you
want it with a little practice.
I was looking at those yesterday whilst buying a new soldering iron (Antex
temp adjustable - can't believe I've managed without one for so long!) and
they just look like crocodile clips on flimsy arms.
I then totally impressed meself by making a converter cable for a Sinclair
QL RGB port without melting anything other than the solder :) Trouble is
I've plugged it into an Amsturd CM14 monitor and I can't find an H-WIDTH pot
anywhere on the board to shrink the display down to QL sizes.....grrr....
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