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[Towertalk] silver solder ok for Ground wire to rod ?

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Subject: [Towertalk] silver solder ok for Ground wire to rod ?
From: Mark <AA6DX@arrl.net> (Mark)
Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 05:27:25 -0700
Query .. in the past, I used MAPP Gas --- is that similar to Presto-Lite?
Haven't bought any for years, still have the torch part someplace!   Mark
6dx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald KA4INM Youvan" <ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Tower Talk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] silver solder ok for Ground wire to rod ?


> > Is it acceptable to silver solder the #4 solid copper to the 8' ground
stakes
> > I'm (slowly) pounding in? I was considering making a full tight loop
around the stake
> > and silver soldering rod to wire, in lieu of clamps.
>
> > Good idea or bad?
>
>
>    The best!  I use "Sil-Flow 5" 94% copper, 5% silver 1& phosphorous
>
> 1,750 degree melting temperature.
>
>
>    I consider such a connection correctly made, (to copper or brass,
> not steel or zinc) to be superior to thermite welds, hands down.
>
>    The word SOLDER makes the uninitiated think lead and tin, this
> is actually `braze welding'.
>    It takes one or more (depending on wire size etc.) turbo torches,
> I use acetylene and air (presto-lite). {good for 3,500 degrees
> or so}
>
>         73 (= Best Regards) de: Ron ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com
>



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