jimlux@earthlink.net said: > tweezers to remove > single iron to install > use a orange stick to hold the part down while you solder each end. How many hands does that take? I normally use one to hold the iron and the other to apply solder. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam.

I tear off a short piece of solder and push it up against the part (with orangewood stick) before picking up the iron. Bob LaJeunesse > Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2016 at 7:17 PM > From: "Hal Murray" <hmurray@megapathdsl.net> > To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" <time-nuts@febo.com> > Cc: hmurray@megapathdsl.net > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] I love the smell of tantalum in the morning > > > jimlux@earthlink.net said: > > tweezers to remove > > single iron to install > > use a orange stick to hold the part down while you solder each end. > > How many hands does that take? > > I normally use one to hold the iron and the other to apply solder. > > -- > These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >

On 11/6/16 4:17 PM, Hal Murray wrote: > > jimlux@earthlink.net said: >> tweezers to remove >> single iron to install >> use a orange stick to hold the part down while you solder each end. > > How many hands does that take? > > I normally use one to hold the iron and the other to apply solder. > You can hold the stick in one hand with a couple of fingers and use your thumb and forefinger for the solder. And, there's always your teeth<grin>