Re: soldering to nichrome wire

Joe wrote:
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And Hydrochloric acid (sold around here as muriatic acid 30% solution) I wouldn't take a chance with. I don't like playing with acids or stuff that is tooo dangerous (at least IMHO). I am just using alligator clips. Cheap, easy, safe, simple.

Go to the plumbing section of your local hardware store or Home Depot and look for plumbers flux (essentially Vaseline and zinc chloride). A little solvent like paint thinner or naptha is handy to remove the greasy residue after soldering. This will make most soft solders stick to lots of metals.

But I use a fluoride based slurry flux for silver soldering. Much more aggressive at cleaning stainless steel (which is basically what nichrome is).




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