[TowerTalk] Ground Rod Connections

[hdmc38 at bellsouth.net]

How about Cad WEld ,Exothermic,or one shots.I believe these are made exactly for this purpose.

                 Joe K4XZ
> 
> From: Alan AB2OS <ab2os at att.net>
> Date: 2004/07/03 Sat AM 09:19:19 EDT
> To: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
> CC: "R. Kevin Stover" <rkstover at mchsi.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] What Welder Makes Good Exothermic Bonds?
> 
> So how well would brazing with a Bernzomatic or similar Propane or MAPP 
> torch work for bonding copper ground wires to copper-clad steel ground rods?
> 
> Alan AB2OS
> (who did manage to produce some serviceable bronze welds wth an 
> oxy-acetylene torch a few decades ago but never mastered the art of 
> fusion welding)
> 
> On 07/03/04 08:41 am R. Kevin Stover put fingers to keyboard and 
> launched the following message into cyberspace:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > I suppose someone makes some wire to use in a MIG welder to weld copper 
> > but I'd be surprised if there was. Copper and brass are usually brazed 
> > or soldered. Not welded.
> > 
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