Re: Conductive paint?

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: "cougercat by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <felix1063-at-home-dot-com>

Hello List,

A few years ago, I came upon a product called "Alusol".  This is an aluminum
solder that has a water soluble flux.  It flowed very nicely with a good
soldering iron.  When used with a torch however, the flux burned and
therefore was not any good.

Also - Home Depot sells a "protective zinc paint" that is used to coat steel
parts to prevent them from rusting.  I do not know how much actual zinc is
contained in the spray paint, but my quart can of the brush on stuff says
that it contains 92% zinc metal.  Could this be used?

--jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: Conductive paint?


> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
>
> Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > Original poster: "brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
> <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com>
> >
> > Aluminum tape will take a lot of punishment before it burns up. and
copper
> > tape will take even more (and your wallet$$). cul brian
>
> Copper tape has the added advantage that it is solderable and, it least
> in the standard version 3-M makes, has conductive adhesive (probably
> makes no difference in TC work.)  Watch the swap meets!  A couple of
> years ago I bought two unopened rolls of 2" wide 3-M tape for $5.00
> each.  Not much more expensive than aluminum tape at the hardware
> store.  If you look up the catalog prices you'll understand Brian's last
> remark.
>
> Ed
>
>
>