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• What happens when you need to undo the joint? Shorted Turn 07:17:33 05/20/01 (1)
  In Reply to: An alternative to Solder: posted by ChrisVH on May 18, 2001 at 19:06:20:

  Do you take a chisel to it?
  
  

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  • You don't. (nt) ChrisVH 10:58:01 05/23/01 (0)
    In Reply to: What happens when you need to undo the joint? posted by Shorted Turn on May 20, 2001 at 07:17:33:

    nt
    
    

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• Re: An alternative to Solder: Damon W. Hill 23:23:43 05/18/01 (1)
  In Reply to: An alternative to Solder: posted by ChrisVH on May 18, 2001 at 19:06:20:

  Definitely not recommended for high-current applications!

  I'd only use it whenever soldering isn't practical/possible. Soldering gets the best ohmic connection possible, short of welding.
  Epoxy may fall a couple of orders of magnitude higher and doesn't
  necessarily insure a gas-tight bond.

  If you do use it, clean the surfaces to be bonded 'til they're shiny
  metal. Solder flux normally does that job for you by removing (light) surface oxidation.
  
  

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  • Re: An alternative to Solder: ChrisVH 10:23:54 05/19/01 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: An alternative to Solder: posted by Damon W. Hill on May 18, 2001 at 23:23:43:

    The stuff you bake (Diemat) is actually less resistive than solder and is used in high current applications. The 2 part epoxy seems to be slightly more resistive than solder, but I'm not sure the tradeoffs would necessarily be negative. Thx.
    
    

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• Re: An alternative to Solder: rcrump 23:23:15 05/18/01 (3)
  In Reply to: An alternative to Solder: posted by ChrisVH on May 18, 2001 at 19:06:20:

  I spoke to a power cord manufacturer who was using this and liked the results......
  
  

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  • Re: An alternative to Solder: ChrisVH 10:19:39 05/19/01 (2)
    In Reply to: Re: An alternative to Solder: posted by rcrump on May 18, 2001 at 23:23:15:

    Are they using the stuff you "bake", or the 2 part epoxy? Thanks, Bob.
    
    

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    • Re: An alternative to Solder: rcrump 15:48:22 05/19/01 (1)
      In Reply to: Re: An alternative to Solder: posted by ChrisVH on May 19, 2001 at 10:19:39:

      I was comparing notes with David Blair a few years ago and he mentioned he was using this, at that time, on his powercords....He didn't mention anything about baking it so assume it was the cold process......I've never tried it, but like the smell of solder in the morning.......It smells like victory or something similar.....
      
      

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      • Re: An alternative to Solder: mouse 20:06:38 05/19/01 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: An alternative to Solder: posted by rcrump on May 19, 2001 at 15:48:22:

        Whenever I'm using solder it takes on the odor of burnt skin.
        
        

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