[TowerTalk] Soldering in Space!?!??!

[Dan Bookwalter]

Kelly

yes , but the problem is that in a vacuum the heat
doesnt disapate. they used bees wax , the melting
action of the wax absorbed the excess heat...

Dan

--- Kelly Taylor <ve4xt at mb.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Um,
> Isn't the ambient temperature in space already like,
> -180 degrees? Wasn't
> the real issue keeping things warm?
> 
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Bookwalter" <n8dcj at yahoo.com>
> To: "Jason Dugas" <kb5urq at hotmail.com>;
> <towertalk at contesting.com>;
> <clarc at clarc.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Soldering in Space!?!??!
> 
> 
> > without checking the internet or books....
> >
> > how many of you know how the lunar rovers motor
> was
> > kept cool since there really isnt an atmosphere to
> > conduct the heat into??? this actually may have
> been
> > general knowledge when the rovers went to the moon
> , i
> > am not sure , i was too young to have piad that
> much
> > attention to it... i am 40 now...
> >
> > Dan N8DCJ
> >
> > p.s. the answer is quite simple really...
> >
> >
> > --- Jason Dugas <kb5urq at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Next time you have trouble soldering something,
> > > thank your lucky stars you're not in space!!!
> > >
> > > Check this out!!!!
> > >
> >
>
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/16aug_solder.htm?list79875
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