Wind Some Roids! - QCX PA 50 Watt Amplifier - pt2

[@DonzLockz]

Dang torroids are a pain... I'm impatient. 😆 Good to see you using your fandangle Kaiweets meter.👍

[@temporarilyoffline]

They get better with practice. Totally worth it in the end.

[@warplanner8852]

Tips on winding toroids. Run your wire halfway through the toroid. Then wind half the turns one way and the other half the other way. Also, if you have a lot of of turns to wind, do them in groups of three or five turns turns then a space then another group. It'll be easier to count to 25 or 35 turns that way. When you're done, THEN spread them out. All in all, your videos are really fun to watch. Keep up the good work! 72 de William, k6whp

[@temporarilyoffline]

Thanks for the kind words William - I do share your exact tip on grouping windings in other videos -you're spot on there! All tips are great!

[@warplanner8852]

And to wick out parts, add wet flux to old solder wick and works great. Your tip on adding solder to wick out a hole is spot on! Also, dental picks are your friends to open the hole. OK, I'll butt out now, Steve.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Yeah, old solder wick needs some help! Thanks for watching

[@victorcharlie7491]

Great video Steve !

[@temporarilyoffline]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@JonathanKayne]

I'll likely be soldering up a PA kit soon because I needed an AGC module for my QCX mini and wanted to make the $20 shipping more worth it. I would have done the QDX but the shipment would have been delayed to the end of the month so I decided to wait on that one.

[@temporarilyoffline]

That's how he gets ya - the amp was so "affordable" that I couldn't resist

[@JonathanKayne]

@@temporarilyoffline Hans really knows how to give you a bang for your buck. The QCX is the cheapest transceiver that I own and the only rig that can beat it in performance is 14 times the cost (my ic-705)

[@toddhowell2299]

You can twist the wires by just twisting at the end. The twists will magically distribute themselves along the length of wire, so you keep twisting until it's to your liking. No need to start at one end and move your hand toward the other end.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Right On!

[@BurtonChristmasLites]

Thank you for going over some of your technique. Whether I build this or not it is good to learn for other projects. Robert de KD4YDC

[@temporarilyoffline]

Definitely! I learned a lot by watching others do this stuff, hoping I can give back!

[@1shARyn3]

To easily remove enamel on wire: dip cotton on Q-Tip in MEK and just wipe ....

[@temporarilyoffline]

Thanks Gwen@

[@DonzLockz]

What is MEK?

[@therandomwire1]

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

[@g4lmn-ron401]

Wait! You have a cute caddy for your soLder? I am totally going to make myself one of those.

[@temporarilyoffline]

It's been a big help. Got mine for $4 from Ali express - but very easy to make.

[@ac0m-glennthompson432]

Not fun!

[@temporarilyoffline]

The juice is worth the squeeze though 😃