[sdiy] Soldering to Aluminum

[karl dalen]

 --- harrybissell <harrybissell at prodigy.net> skrev: 
> ahhh... you need SNAKE OIL

Shure!
 
> Its comes in tiny bottles and its very expensive, but
> worth every unit of monetary wealth !!!

Absolutely!
 
> I sell it, by the way...   :^P

Well, i tought you did! 
Do you include a BBD as a bonus?
 
> H^) harry

KD

> karl dalen wrote:
> 
> >  --- Ken Stone <sasami at hotkey.net.au> skrev:
> > > I used my regular 48 watt Weller soldering iron actually. Do a search on
> the
> > > web - I found the info online originally. Perhaps they might have
> something
> > > more to say.
> >
> > Hmm, what kind of oil did you use?
> >
> > I tried bicyckle chin oil ,penut oil, and regular shaft oil!!
> >
> > KD
> >
> > > Ken
> > >
> > > >I could'nt believe my eyes on what Ken wrote so I tried it out
> > > >yesterday, and,, no it didnt work out, i sugest that still
> > > >aluminium have a higher melting point, i underdstand that
> > > >the whole idea is about tinning the surface of the objects
> > > >before joining them with a solid tinn joint!
> > > >
> > > >What a dissapointment! :-(
> > > >
> > > >Perhaps you used a torch Ken!
> > > >Or perhaps i didt all the way wrong!!
> > > >
> > > >I know that there are some flusses wich are used for
> > > >soldering aluminium and stailess steels but oil didt do it!
> > > >I have read that a typical alu solder contains: 18% tin, 80%
> > > >lead and 2% silver and requires higher temp then a typical
> > > >soldeing iron can give!
> > > >
> > > >Reg
> > > >KD
> > > > --- Theo <t.hogers at home.nl> skrev:
> > > >> Indeed!
> > > >> This goes right into my tips and tricks folder.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >> Theo
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> From: Czech Martin <Martin.Czech at Micronas.com>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > _______________________________________________________________________
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> > >
> > >
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