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Re: [OM] OT: need advice on soldering

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: need advice on soldering
From: clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 12:02:07 -0600
Sears used to sell some liquid flux in a pink bottle that might help --
if you can find some, try this:

Heat the contact, then dip the end you need to solder into the liquid
flux.  Then try soldering a jumper wire to it.  If that works, use a
sleeve and solder the jumper to the camera.  A spot of glue on the wire,
cover the solder joint with the sleeve, and you're done.  That's how we
solder a lead to the battery contact of an OM-1/1n when it corrodes
off....

GMcGrath@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I know we've got a few electronics experts and camera repair
> professionals and amateurs on the list, so I hope someone can help me
> out with a problem.
>
> I'm trying to resolder a corroded battery contact on a Konica C35 that
> was given to me, and can't get the solder to stick to the battery
> contact. It's a very bright metal, stainless or chrome or something
> like that. I've cleaned the surface using a wire brush on a Dremel
> tool, and have tried both 60/40 tin/lead solder and 96/4 tin/silver
> solder. I'm using a 30 watt soldering iron and I think I'm letting the
> surfaces get hot enough before trying to flow the solder.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated!
> Greg


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