Attempting first project - Some questions if I may

[Electronic M]

Glad you got it fixed.

One thing I have found very beneficial is to have a BIG 75W or higher soldering IRON. Getting any chassis ground or especially large solder joint to melt and flow with a smaller iron is at best very slow and often doesn't give good joints. You can make a small iron work (God knows I did for more than a decade) but once you have a big one at your disposal you'll want it for everything but some of the tighter/finer work.

[albanks]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Glad you got it fixed.

One thing I have found very beneficial is to have a BIG 75W or higher soldering IRON. Getting any chassis ground or especially large solder joint to melt and flow with a smaller iron is at best very slow and often doesn't give good joints. You can make a small iron work (God knows I did for more than a decade) but once you have a big one at your disposal you'll want it for everything but some of the tighter/finer work.

That's good advice because I have a small dinky iron from Harbor Freight.

[albanks]

What does it mean when there is a sudden 'wind' sound coming through the set? I don't know if the term wind is good but it reminds me of the sound on an old camcorder taping on a loud, windy day. Anyway, it is like a sudden scratchy sound. It comes and goes, sometimes touching the set or the knobs induces the sound. Most of the problems I have had on this set have been to my horrible soldering.