yeah, the stuff does get expensive.
On Tue, 28 Apr 2009, Ron Yearns wrote: > Temperature can be one consideration, but the main reason for using the > silver in a c work is its ability to withstand the greater pressures. Its > cost would keep me from using it for everyday electrical soldering which is > usually mechanically sound first and uses the solder for the best connection > and reduce any corrosion inside a joint if it is just wrapped. > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 6:15 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question to Electricians on this List > > > > > > tell him to have kester make him up a 5% or 6% silver solder. Some folks > just want to believe. > My question is this: if a 40% or 50% silver solder is somewhere what they > use for refridgerant tubing, why *isn't it also for audio; is it the temp > required would fry many components? > > I didn't have the terms right, but that was the idea. > They are great fuses, if you can stretch that far. > Best Regards and thanks. > > On Tue, 28 Apr 2009, Tom Fowle wrote: > > > I do seem to recall that european fuses may be "blow' at rated current > > and U.S. are'flow through" at rated current. > > > > changing fuse ratings should make no difference to how > > the device operates, fuse resistance is minuscual compaired to the > impedance > > of the device. > > > > Reminds me of a guy who called us wanting to know what kind of solder > > to use on his vaccuum tube projects so as to get less joint > > resistance. Since tubes are high impedance devices, joint resistance is > > totally irrellivant, but he just wouldn't believe, or maybe > > one should say he "wanted to believe" against facts. > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
