Re: Rolled PE Caps (fwd)

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• Subject: Re: Rolled PE Caps (fwd)
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• Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:04:34 -0600 (MDT)
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Date: Thu, 15 Apr 99 08:28:07 EDT
From: Gary Lau  15-Apr-1999 0711 <lau-at-hdecad.ENET.dec-dot-com>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Rolled PE Caps

>Original Poster: Jim Lux <jimlux-at-jpl.nasa.gov> 
>
>Tesla List wrote:
>> 
>> Original Poster: "Dr. Resonance" <Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net>
>> 
>> to: Kevin
>> 
>> The pros such as Maxwell use a large hand-held soldering iron to solder them
>> on --- I watched them do it during a factory tour once in 1984.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net
>> 
>
>And, probably, some exotic flux and special aluminum solder to be able
>to solder to aluminum in the first place. 
>
>What about spot welding? Seems like it would be almost the optimum
>scheme.

I tried spot welding aluminum foil.  It doesn't work.  It seems the
material to be welded must have a resistivity sufficient to create an
I**2 R heating.  Aluminum is just too good of a conductor.

Gary Lau
Waltham, MA USA

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