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Farf
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| epowell wrote: |
...one good pigeon-poop solder pic from a fledgling newby and the whole forum is HOPPING  |
Admit it Ed, you've been trolling us from the start...  |
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kamzcab86
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: Soldering old, corroded copper wires (how to w/pics) |
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| epowell wrote: |
| Thanks so much Sodo for this help! [and everyone else also!] This place is a Gold Mine full of wonderful, generous, and KNOWLEDGABLE Dudes! |
And dudettes... just sayin'. 
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You have to admit, this foto is priceless
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When I first ventured into soldering, that's about what my solder job looked like (wires were twisted in the parallel style though).  However, I practiced-practiced-practiced! on scrap wire first.
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epowell
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 12:21 am Post subject: Re: Soldering old, corroded copper wires (how to w/pics) |
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| E1 wrote: |
| Thanks Sodo and responders, great info! |
Yes it is... and my van is absolutely FULL of these kinds of bogus electrical connections. Just when I was thinking that I was 'getting ahead' with my van, I now realize that I need to not only learn soldering properly, but go thru ALL the wiring (eventually), and re-do most if not all of it.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 2:28 am Post subject: Re: Soldering old, corroded copper wires (how to w/pics) |
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| epowell wrote: |
Wow! Soldering is a popular topic! [even more than welding!]
...one good pigeon-poop solder pic from a fledgling newby and the whole forum is HOPPING
Thanks so much Sodo for this help! [and everyone else also!] This place is a Gold Mine full of wonderful, generous, and KNOWLEDGABLE Dudes!
You have to admit, this foto is priceless
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We all started here , until some one taught us better, or until the Internet.
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Gnarlodious 
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Soldering old, corroded copper wires (how to w/pics) |
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| I can't hardly believe I'm the only person on this board that uses acid flux. |
So you recommend acid flux on stranded wires in a corrosive environment?
If OK, this is exactly what members need to know. |
I do. The advantage of a good solder outweighs any disadvantage of excess paste on the metal. The paste I use is greasy and is only corrosive when hot. A good paste vaporizes totally at soldering temperature, leaving no residue. Use it sparingly, I do sometimes use a solvent to to remove excess, especially when soldering delicate boards:
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cmayna
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Soldering old, corroded copper wires (how to w/pics) |
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Wife said that since I am old, corroded and tired.....er wired  , I should be able to appreciate this thread, which I do. I'm always out in the shop puttzing around with the welder, soldering iron, torch, etc.
It's always nice to learn different way to resolve such issues. I use steel wool or sand paper to help remove corrosion off of wires just as you would on copper pipes right before applying heat.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 9:08 am Post subject: Re: Soldering old, corroded copper wires (how to w/pics) |
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I liked the cleaning of flux, but my customers insisted I flux off, so I stopped.
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Terry Kay
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 9:18 am Post subject: Re: Soldering old, corroded copper wires (how to w/pics) |
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Liquid acid flux works great.
A Little Dab will do ya.
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Butcher
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: Soldering old, corroded copper wires (how to w/pics) |
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| Abscate wrote: |
| I liked the cleaning of flux, but my customers insisted I flux off, so I stopped. |
If any of my customer said that, I would tell them to flux you. To each their own I guess. |
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