Re: Foiling ??

["Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Oct 19, 8:59�am, "Robert L Bass" <Sa...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> "david 01" wrote:
>>
>> >>>> I did not use lead though. �I used aluminum and then lacquered over
>> >>>> all my connections to prevent oxidization.
>>
>> > What connections?
>>
>> The foil is connected to the wiring using "foil blocks" which are little
>> squares with screws and plates on top and adhesive on the back. �The
>> usual
>> technique is to make a tiny "Z" fold for expansion, run the foil up over
>> the
>> top of the block and fold it back again, then secure it with the plate
>> and
>> screw. �Finally the wiring is attached to the screw. �Not everyone uses
>> the
>> little "Z" fold first, but we found that if the block comes loose it's
>> not as
>> likely to break the foil when there's an extra 1/4" of foil there.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>> Robert L Bass
>>
> I know this is going to sound like one of those stories about having
> to walk 5 miles to school, up hill both ways but ..... when I first
> started, we didn't even know what that kind of foil block was. Our
> foil blocks had solder tabs on them and we soldered the tabs on to the
> foil. Let me tell you about a lost art. Try soldering a piece of foil
> with almost the same consistancy as the solder, to a brass tab. We
> used to use the old Unger soldering irons with the ceramic screw-in
> elements. 23 � watts.

Somewhere around I have an old Weller 15 watt for doing micro d-sub
connectors.