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Don Owens

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Location: North Central Washington

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:06 am Post subject: [Spam] Soldering to copper foil tape

Hi Ralph,



I don't know about the article, but I have soldered a lot of copper foil

tape.  Actually that is what the stuff is made for.  It's used for soldering

leaded glass window pieces together - stained glass work.



I once put a spider-web of copper foil tape on a plastic fuel tank (to

collect static electricity) and soldered ground wires to it.  Anyway, it is

the easiest stuff there is to solder.



Don Owens




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Was there an article on a recommended way to do this?



I vaguely remember a discussion on this topic.



I'd rather do it right than again!



Thanks



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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: [Spam] Soldering to copper foil tape

You want to use the 63/37 (60/40 is ok) rosin core stuff, heat the work not

the solder. The finished joint should be shinny, one or two practice runs

and you will be an expert.

Tim Andres



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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:17 am Post subject: [Spam] Soldering to copper foil tape

Ralph,

Before you get down to actually soldering the wire or whatever to the tape 

think about how you will anchor the whole lot so that it cannot be torn 

apart easily. Copper tape is very delicate stuff.

When you have cleaned (very important, no grease or oxidation) and anchored 

the tape and the bit you are going to solder to it place the end of a coil 

of resin cored 60/40 solder (the stuff amateur electronics - Radio Shack - 

people use) on top of the junction and then place a hot soldering iron on 

top of the solder. Make sure the solder flows quickly and evenly leaving a 

shiny surface (not matt or grainy). If you use a standard electric soldering 

iron and leave it on for at least five minutes it will be at the correct 

temperature.

If it is a big fat tape with a big fat wire to be joined to it then use a 

big fat soldering iron.

John.



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 Was there an article on a recommended way to do this?



 I vaguely remember a discussion on this topic.



 I'd rather do it right than again!



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