Yes, MAPP is hotter than propane. Acetylene is much hotter than both..
Gil, W1RG
N2TK wrote:
>Isn't MAPP hotter than propane? Can't you braze with MAPP whereas propane
>doesn't get hot enough?
>Tony
>N2TK
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
>[mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Richard M. Gillingham
>Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 11:18
>To: Mark
>Cc: ka4inm@tampabay.rr.com; Tower Talk
>Subject: Re: [Towertalk] silver solder ok for Ground wire to rod ?
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>Prestolyte is acetylene..made by combining water and calcium carbide.
>Used by welders and plumbers.. Mapp is a petroeum dirivative as is
>propane.. Can't get a flame as hot as with acetylene...
>
>Y'all be careful, hear..
>
>gil, W1RG
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>Mark wrote:
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>>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 ?
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>>>>Is it acceptable to silver solder the #4 solid copper to the 8' ground
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>>stakes
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>>>>I'm (slowly) pounding in? I was considering making a full tight loop
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>>around the stake
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>>>>and silver soldering rod to wire, in lieu of clamps.
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>>>>Good idea or bad?
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>>> The best! I use "Sil-Flow 5" 94% copper, 5% silver 1& phosphorous
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>>>1,750 degree melting temperature.
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>>> 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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