[BULK] - Re: [TowerTalk] electric fence qrn

[Steve Katz]

I didn't realize when I posted before that you were talking about wire...

I simply use liquid flux for this.  Dip the end of the wire in the liquid
flux, remove, and solder.  Simple as that.  Takes all of two seconds.

For tarnished PC board traces (raw copper, never tinned or plated), I use
liquid flux on a small brush, brush the whole board, wash with D-I water,
load parts and solder.  It will tarnish again, of course, but only after
you're all done soldering.

WB2WIK/6

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim White, K4OJ [mailto:k4oj at tampabay.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 1:42 PM
To: Pete Smith
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [BULK] - Re: [TowerTalk] electric fence qrn


On this note...

Is there a solvent available which when poured onto copper that has 
oxidation will give it that shiny copper color?  I am looking for an 
easy way out versus burnishing it... if a solvent exists please share 
that info... pouring some of it on to allow tinning, etc. would be a 
wonderful way to avoid nicking copper which is always fateful!

73,

Jim, K4OJ


Pete Smith wrote:

> At 10:22 AM 12/9/03 -0500, Tony King - W4ZT wrote:
> 
>> You can help your neighbor with a good ground rod and clamp plus 
>> remaking all those one or two twist  splices in the high voltage lead.
> 
> 
> 
> Split bolts are a wonderful solution to these splices, and a lot easier 
> than taking them apart and redoing them -- they apply a tremendous 
> amount of pressure to the joint, which seems to break through any oxide 
> that has been formed.
> 
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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