Hello Tom Ok thanks for the info I think will be using cooper wire, so I can use 2% or will ask for another option that has high tensile strength
A friend told me about an used 3.5 mm aluminum cable, that a company is replacing and we c An buy a low cost, but don't know if this will last too many years as the copper wire HNY!! 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W Enviado desde mi iPhone > El 30/12/2014, a las 23:02, "Tom W8JI" <[email protected]> escribió: > > Jorge, > > You do not need or want a high silver content. It will be too brittle. > > What you should ask for is a solder that has high tensile strength, is > ductile, and works well with copper or whatever your radials are. > > That will not be a high silver content. It will probably be less than 8% > silver with high tin content. > > Higher temperature is supposedly good for resistance to lightning, although I > never had a joint unsolder even when regular electronics 60/40 soldered. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jorge Diez CX6VM" <[email protected]> > To: "Topband" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:27 PM > Subject: Topband: Silver solder > > >> Hello >> >> I read about using silver to solder wire radials to terminals >> >> This week I decided to ask sellers about silver solder and they offered me a >> 2% and 30% silver bars >> >> What we need for our use? Will be ok to use 2%? The difference in price is >> extremely high! >> >> Thanks, >> Jorge >> CX6VM/CW5W >> >> Enviado desde mi iPhone >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2014.0.4794 / Virus Database: 4253/8840 - Release Date: 12/30/14 > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
