Subject: Re: soldering

From: [email-masked] (Steve Rayner)
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 11:47:32 GMT

Use some silver bearing solder, and do a geed job of washing the flux out 
( Zink chloride ). 

In a previous article, [email-masked] (Colin Montoya-Lewis) says:

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>Subject: soldering
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>Hi all,
>My wife asked me to solder a leak in an electric tea kettle, and I am 
>wondering if there are any potential problems with doing this, like lead 
>in solder or the heat of the kettle simply remelting the solder?
>
>Thanks,
>Colin
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-- 
Steve.

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From: jack yates <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 09:38:07 -0700

> in solder or the heat of the kettle simply remelting the solder?

Colin: As it is now forbidden by the EPA (I think) to use lead solder in 
the joining of copper water-pipes, you can buy lead-free solder at a 
plumbing supply house...the teakettle would not reach a sufficient 
temperature to melt the solder unless it was to boil dry....

			Jack

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From: [email-masked] (Ken Young)
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 19:08:16 GMT

[email-masked] (Colin Montoya-Lewis) writes:
: Hi all,
: My wife asked me to solder a leak in an electric tea kettle, and I am 
: wondering if there are any potential problems with doing this, like lead 
: in solder or the heat of the kettle simply remelting the solder?
: 
The temperature of the teakettle will not go much above the temp of
boiling water.  If you use a lead-free solder that doesn't have
a low melting point you will be fine.  Many hardware stores carry
a 95% tin / 5% antimony lead free solder.  This is also the alloy
for a food-safe pewter.  Be sure to scrub the flux off.

Ken Young