Re: Possible VTTC?

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> 
> >
> >       No matter what you decide to do, DON'T SOLDER TO THE
> > PINS!!
> >
> > Ed
> 
> LOL. Thanks for the tip. I managed to get the sockets
> (already in a chassy) and a hefty power supply with 2 12H
> filter chokes..
> 
>    What happens when you soldier the pins?
> 
> Coiling in Pittsburgh
> Ben McMillen

	There is a good chance the glass will crack at the pin seals.  The pins
are almost impossible to tin and usually take quite a bit of messing
around, even with good flux and a hot iron.

Ed