>>> You're right. I meant to add that the solder that I'm using is a very
>>> low temperature solder with silver in it. 500 or 600 degrees would be too
>>> cold for standard solder. I love this silver stuff, it expensive but it
>>
>>Eh? Silver solder is certainly very nice, flows well, bonds to a lot of
>>metals,
>>etc., but isn't it usually _higher_ melting point? Conventional solder
> I don't know what the exact MP of this stuff is but my iron (Weller EC
>3000) is set to less than 600d and it melts and flows well at that
>temperature. I don't know if the temperature control is accurate or not
>though. This is 2% silver.
What is the rest of the solder? Tin, lead, something else?
"Silver solder" is an extremely vague term, covering everything from
special low melting point Indium-Silver alloys to 2% Silver/tin/lead
solders to brazing, depending on the context it is used in.
The indium-rich solders are *really* neat stuff, if you ever get a
chance to work with them. Melting temperatures down to near room temperature
are available, as well as entire series of solder alloys with graduated
melting temperatures for building up intricate assemblies. And many indium
solders will even wet and stick to *glass*.
Expensive stuff, as well!
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Received on Fri Dec 03 1999 - 15:35:39 GMT