[Milsurplus] Radio Shack Solder Weld

[Lloyd KK7IZ]

The solder tab in the outside is riveted to the aluminum inside. Drill a 
tiny hole thru the rivet, pass lead thru it and solder to solder tab. Done 
it many times. A Dremal tool helps.
Thanx
Lloyd  KK7IZ
kk7iz at cox.net

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Flory" <robandpj at earthlink.net>
To: "njarc" <njarc at mailman.qth.net>; "milsurplus" 
<milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 3:14 PM
Subject: [Milsurplus] Radio Shack Solder Weld


> Hi,
>
> Has anyone tried this stuff?  I have some electrolytics that I want to
> restuff.  Unfortunately, now that I have the cans open, I see that the
> internal "leads" are extensions of the aluminum plates that form the
> capacitor, and they are riveted through the plastic base of the capacitor
> with what appear to be aluminum rivets, so there is nothing I can solder 
> to
> conventionally.
>
> I thought this Radio Shack
>
> stuff might do the trick.  My other thought is spot welding but that will
> require more experimenting and apparatus than I can muster before I go to
> work.
>
> Rob Flory
> robandpj at earthlink.net
> www.home.earthlink.net/~navyradio  WWII Navy Radio
> www.home.earthlink.net/~robandpj    Les Flory Television and Electronics
>
>
>
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