[Milsurplus] Radio Shack Solder Weld

[J Forster]

  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


I don't know about the RS stuff, but there used to be some Al solder
(cored) that worked quite well. I think it was Ersin, but I don't
remember. The flux was NASTY stuff. It may have had a bunch of Cadmium
in it, so it might not be available any more. Once you tinned the Al
with it, you could use ordinary solder from there on. Try a good
hardware store.

FWIW,
-John