Topband: Soldering in the wild!

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

I believe the whole idea of the split bolt is that, properly tightened, 
it exerts enough pressure to crush through any existing corrosion and 
make a joint that is too tight for corrosion to intervene.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/5/2012 6:38 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
> Then pressure has been enough to keep corrosion from between the
> clamped items...    Thanks, Guy.
>
> On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>> So far I have not done so.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On 8/5/2012 11:21 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
>>> Do you treat the connections with anything for corrosion protection,
>>> e.g. silicone grease?  73, Guy
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Jim Brown<jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>  wrote:
>>>>> I use copper split bolt connectors, both forelectrical and mechanical
>>>>> connections.
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