Eichmann Bullet Plugs...

Well I've got a pair of Kimber pbj ics lying around with just some cack nickel plugs on (hey at the time I was a bit skint so thought I'd save some cash). Is it worth getting them (or any other ics that I have) reterminated with Eichmann bullet plugs? Is there a noticeable difference or is it "snake oil" again? Or would I be better off spending the money on some more obscure cds ?

Cheers....

 

in my experience, yes it is worth it if you are only using crappy plugs. But they are not too easy to solder and it is easy to overheat them and partially melt the plastic so be careful of you do it.

cheers, Robbo

 

Robbo is right, in that they're a pain to solder. I have them on my ICs. Use silver solder if you're going to bullets.

 

Spend the time, and build a jig first (a female rca end from maplins £2, in a piece of wood will do), saves plugs and burnt fingers, use a free flow solder smaller diameter,(just use more of it), these terminations, are a big step up in preformance, over even top quality RCA's, and are worth considering if you can't afford to upgrade the cable. WM

 

my soldering is not the best, and i managed to reterminate the nuvistas without too much hassle. just be careful with the bullets, there's a little bit of plastic that keeps the ground pin in place that kept coming loose, falling on the floor, and temporarily disappearing.
i think the best price is at http://www.hificables.co.uk/

 

A BIG gob of Blu-Tak is a good "Jig" to hold things steady whilst handling the hot rod....

Put some a few cm away to hold the wire steady as well....

Regards

 

What a simple and excellent idea

 

Blue Tak is the solderers friend

 

Have you never seen molten Blutac.......it gets everywhere. More than a pea sized blob and I run for cover !

Wm's right build a jig take just a few minutes. you could solder some solid core to the sockets pins and make a heat sink by bending it back and forth concertina fashion.

 

anyone compared the standard bullets to the silver ones? seems like a lorra lorra MOney!

 

Indeed and common sense plus patience :MILD:

 

Oh yes MO, but MOney well spent, if the equipment warrents it

 

Ah, molten Blu Tack—a force to be reckoned with! It's like the ultimate sticky chaos, isn't it? Building a jig definitely sounds like a wise move to contain the molten mayhem.

 

Using a jig and soldering solid core to the socket pins sounds like a practical approach for managing heat dispersion during soldering. Heat sinks can be incredibly helpful in preventing damage to delicate components.

 

Or just use normal easy to solder phonos for a few pennies. They all sound the same obviously.

 

Using easy to solder phonos sounds very cost effective. In my case, as a preventive measure I always use alligator clips not only to hold workpieces together but also to serve as heat sinks.

 

How about flux? Do you favor anything in particular?

 

Flux is not required in normal electronic soldering as the solder itself contains a flux core.