Date:         Tue, 12 Dec 1995 17:55:17 4
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From:         "Brad Snyder" <bsnyder@enter.net>
Subject:      Re: cold solder and other maladies

On 12 Dec 95 at 16:07, H2obxr@aol.com said:

> Also, there's voltage present at the tip of the soldering iron (if I
> remember correctly), so there's always the possibility of damaging
> sensitive components that are normally static sensitive.  I haven't
> tested the tip of my soldering iron personally, so don't know if
> this is true or not.

When I resoldered my idle ECU, I used a grounded tip soldering iron. 
The cord has a 3 wire plug that includes a ground wire to the tip. I 
bought it at radio shack for around $10 I think.

Later. . . . . .Brad
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Brad Snyder
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