Re: copper washers

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Original poster: Mark Broker <mbroker-at-thegeekgroup-dot-org> 

Absolutely.  It helps to clean the crud off the surface with a rotary tool 
(Dremel, Rotozip, etc).  It takes a bit of patience, a quality solder and 
flux, and a good and hot iron.  I used the RS brand 96/4 silver solder 
(1/16" diameter stuff) and a Weller WLC100 turned up to 5 to solder 1/4" 
ring terminals to 1/4" x 1" brass machine screws (to make an oil-tight seal).

Regards,

Mark Broker
Chief Engineer, The Geek Group


On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:08:33 -0700, Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:

>Original poster: "RIAA/MPAA's Worst Nightmare" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com> 
>is it possible to solder brass ones together (without an acetylene torch)?
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>Subject: Re: copper washers
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>  > Original poster: Gregory Hunter <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>  >
>  > Why not just use brass washers? They are pretty easy
>  > to find and they conduct heat well.
>  >
>  > --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
>  >  > Original poster: "RIAA/MPAA's Worst Nightmare"
>  >  > <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com>
>  >  >
>  >  > Anyone know of a source of copper washers for a
>  >  > static vacuum gap? I plan
>  >  > on using alternating small and large ones to create
>  >  > cooling "fins". The
>  >  > local Lowes doesn't have any, just the usual steel
>  >  > ones that can't be
>  >  > soldered and I heard steel pre-ionizes the gap too
>  >  > easily.
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >
>  >
>  > =====
>  > Gregory R. Hunter
>  >
>  > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg
>  >
>  >
>  >