[Lowfer] Aluminum to copper to brass soldering...

Wed, 5 Nov 2003 19:06:56 -0800

I just looked at the pic, it does look coppery!!!!

Kurt

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Rosetta Proving Ground
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Peter Barick <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 08:18
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Aluminum to copper to brass soldering...

> Kurt,
> 
> Okay, I'd like to see the info. Your earlier pic of the three soldered
> rods had a copper cast but you said they were AL. Nice metal flow on the
> rods. That's what I'd like to do for two lapped AL wires.
> 
> My interest now is to extend AL "ground wire" from RS. It only comes in
> 40-foot roles. One method I came up with last nite was to use a short
> piece of CU tubing, about 1/4 X 3 inches. Place the AL into the tube and
> dimple it to bind the AL wire. It makes a good mechanical joint. An
> extender piece of CU wire can be soldered to the other end. Seems to
> make a stable joint. A lap of tape will wx-proof it.
> 
> This is all for the new 3-wire flat top of lite AL tubing and wire.
> 
> Peter
> 
> >>> [email protected] 11/04/03 09:44PM >>>
> I now have a picture and description of soldering aluminum to brass to
> copper...
> 
> Contact me if you'd like a copy of the pic and text.
> 
> Kurt
> 
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