>>Just a hint on the soldering.  The 30W pencil should work well.  DO NOT
>>use
liquid flux, unless it is rosin type.  The acid flux is not suitable for
electronic work.  Instead, tin the wire before soldering it.  After
stripping it, heat it with the iron and apply the solder sparingly to the
wire, allowing the wire to become coated with solder.  If the iron is new
and the tip is not tinned, you will also have trouble.<<

Thanks Steve,

Tinning is simply putting a light coat of solder on the iron and the wires
to be joined. Is this right? Does a person need to wipe the iron with a wet
cloth and re-tin occasionally while working?

I have the rosin type liquid flux, it seemed to work better using this. But
I wasn't tinning the wire, only the iron.

Mark Ingalls
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