Post by ZionPhil on Dec 7, 2013 23:48:32 GMT -5
"Uhm, there is an "old recipe" to make a paste/flux type substance that will make soldering easy, and it doesn't matter what wattage the iron is or how clean the surface is and what not. I used this compound for years. If two metals don't still, well, with this it will. Example, lets say you want to solder some tabs or wires to the battery cell, and the solder will not simply stick to the cell ends. Apply this compound and it will easily.
Recipe: Get some Violin bow resin, from the music shop. Then if you have one of those stone bowls and stone pounding tools, then grind it into a fine powder. Then put it into a small container. Then pour in some alcohol. The ratio is not important, just simply get it to be a fluidy yellowish orange liquid. Mix very well!! And there your done. One note, make sure the container's lid is always closed when not in use or else the alcohol will evaporate. And always before use, shake the container.
Now, use a small brush, like a watercolor brush or one of those 3/8" epoxy brushes, then dip it into the solution and apply a coat onto all surfaces, in my example's case, to the wire and to the cell ends. No need to clean the surfaces. Then add some solder to the soldering iron tip and touch the resin'ed surface and what it flow nicely onto it to create a flat soldering surface. If you like you can apply another coat of this solution over that and solder the wire onto it. Also, you can apply another coat over all that to give it a protective coating, similar to the electronic circuit boards backside.
Whenever you experience solder not sticking to the surface, this will do the trick, I have not had a problem with this. This makes a nice professional looking job. The "soldering paste" commonly found also works in some cases, but this solutions is far better. As well, the paste will eventually corrode the metal over time. This solution I state will not, and acts as a protection coating.
Anyway, I thought I might share this, since I am very satisfied with this.
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Recipe: Get some Violin bow resin, from the music shop. Then if you have one of those stone bowls and stone pounding tools, then grind it into a fine powder. Then put it into a small container. Then pour in some alcohol. The ratio is not important, just simply get it to be a fluidy yellowish orange liquid. Mix very well!! And there your done. One note, make sure the container's lid is always closed when not in use or else the alcohol will evaporate. And always before use, shake the container.
Now, use a small brush, like a watercolor brush or one of those 3/8" epoxy brushes, then dip it into the solution and apply a coat onto all surfaces, in my example's case, to the wire and to the cell ends. No need to clean the surfaces. Then add some solder to the soldering iron tip and touch the resin'ed surface and what it flow nicely onto it to create a flat soldering surface. If you like you can apply another coat of this solution over that and solder the wire onto it. Also, you can apply another coat over all that to give it a protective coating, similar to the electronic circuit boards backside.
Whenever you experience solder not sticking to the surface, this will do the trick, I have not had a problem with this. This makes a nice professional looking job. The "soldering paste" commonly found also works in some cases, but this solutions is far better. As well, the paste will eventually corrode the metal over time. This solution I state will not, and acts as a protection coating.
Anyway, I thought I might share this, since I am very satisfied with this.
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