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Chris Green wrote:
I have always simply squashed the jaws of a small croc clips so they
resemble serrated scissors and used them. You can three or four in a
row as the squashed jaws are only about a mm wide.

I used to use the simple method of holding the wire in a pair of small
flat faced pliers while soldering, I don't think I ever destroyed a
transistor or diode by overheating it. Much more common (destruction)
in my case was the wire dropping off from fatigue after multiple
re-uses!

Solder to the work, not iron. ;-)

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*Middle age is when it takes longer to rest than to get tired.

Dave Plowman London SW
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