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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
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 Posted - 03/22/2010 : 08:22:38 AM
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So Andy, did you try to do your own soldering?
Did you burn yourself? Did you burn a hole in your guitar?
(And what was it that you were soldering anyway?)
P.S. - I once watched Led fix a high "E" string (it was probably a D cause he was in taropatch) by actually tying the broken ends together into a small square knot (in the middle of a workshop).
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Mahope Kākou...
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Edited by - Lawrence on 03/22/2010 08:24:11 AM |
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Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2010 : 08:48:49 AM
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The 9v connector on a stompbox went bad. I didn't solder it myself. I was planning to take a guitar to be set up by my favorite local guitar expert the next day. He replaced the connector, did the soldering. He fixed the stomp box in 5 minutes.
I cannot say proudly that I did it myself, but I can report a happy result. |
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thumbstruck
Ahonui
USA
2175 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2010 : 3:49:14 PM
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Lokahi
240 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2010 : 05:57:39 AM
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For those of you who worry about such things.... if you want to have a portable, small, soldering iron that does NOT require electricity to operate, you should look into a Weller P2KC butane soldering iron.
It is about the size of a small condenser mic, comes with several types of tips (soldering, blow torch, plastic cutter, heat gun) and has a bunch more available for different applications.
Costs more than $5 but if you want a tool that will allow you to make quick electrical and other repairs in the field, you should check this out. It works great. I just used mine yesterday to solder on a new connector to a computer speaker. #20 wire, small connectors.
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An eletronics guy in Providence, RI/Fall River, MA
