Buy a proper gas mask and some lead and cadmium powder from goodson metals?
Dont skimp on the gas mask though, there was a recent case of someone trying to rescue the silver contacts from some old relays that happened to contain cadmium silver alloy. M K > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:27:21 -0600 > Subject: [volt-nuts] Low EMF solder > > Please excuse me for asking this... I'm sure it's been covered before, but > without an easy way to search the archives, here goes. > > I'm repairing a couple of old Holt 323A Audio Voltage Standards, trying to > make one good one out of two. These instruments used to have small hanks of > special low EMF solder to use on sensitive areas, but they have long since > vanished from these units. I've tried using Sn-Pb solders, but the units go > into a tizzy when I use it. > > Does anyone know of a source where I could buy a few ounces of the solder? > I think it's a Tin-Cadmium formula, but I guess that because of the Cadmium > content, it's pretty much unobtanium now. I'm sure that another formula > must exist that is currently being manufactured, but they want to sell a > bunch, not just a few ounces. > > Suggestions? > > Dave M > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts and follow the instructions there.
