Re: Solder to Aluminum?
przemek klosowski wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 02:38:24 +0000, David Lesher wrote:
Solder in an inert atmosphere/vacuum, maybe?]
You are on the right track: don't let the Al2O3 reform.
Instead of vacuum/inert gas, I had good luck with soldering under
a droplet of engine oil. I was soldering to a 1mm by 1 cm Al strip, using
a small 30 W iron; I wetted the tip with a blob of solder, and touched the
side of the oil droplet, while scrapping the area covered by oil with a
dental pick. Within 10-20 seconds, the solder wetted the scratched area
under the oil.
OIL! Did not think of that.
Forgive the pun, but that was a slick idea!
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