I tried those RS connectors but invariably got too much solder on them
and the pins would not fit properly in the hole. Maybe I should blame
that on my eye sight which at age 57 is not improving;-)
73
On Wed, 4 Sep 2002 20:02:54 -0500 "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net>
writes:
> > John you are correct, however there are a few of us out here that
> have
> > difficult even assembling such a simple circuit. I for one had a
> stoke
> > 5+ years ago which left me with limited fine motor skills in my
> left
> > hand. And, my over all coordination is "shaky" due to a
> numerological
> > problem as a child 50+ years ago. Bottom line for me is no
> problem
> > soldering a PL-59, but the DB-9s are danged near impossible for
> me. It
> > is the reason I still use a DSP 599ZX as a dumb terminal with a
> cable
> > built by Timewave for the TNC/Radio instead of making up an FSK
> cable and
> > using the computer.
> >
> > This isn't meant to flame you. Just a reason why some people
> might be
> > buying the RigBlaster or whatever instead of building their own.
>
> No flame taken, and by no means did I mean to overlook those with
> disabilities. I just figured I'm such an appliance operator that if
> I could
> do it, anyone could. Thanks for reminding me that's not completely
> true!
>
> I do think there are many that could, but just don't THINK they
> could. I
> had my share of difficulty soldering the DB-9 connectors....UNTIL I
> found
> the Radio Shack ones with the pins supplied separately! With those,
> you
> solder the pin on the wire, and THEN stick the pin into the
> connector base.
> That idea helps a few of us. ;-) 73 Larry - John (WA9ALS)
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