Solder

[Tony BurtonParticipant @tonyburton83970]

[Tony BurtonParticipant @tonyburton83970]

Hi, has anyone heard of liquid solder….if so is it still possible to buy it

Tony

[Kimosubby ShipyardsParticipant @kimosubbyshipyards]

Tony,

 

yup, they are an adhesive, alternative to molten soldering, and available from lts of engineering firms – and Maplins etc.

 

I think Permatex is one type, I used them for a while when m/c racing for quick repairs to small metal breakages. I suppose they are akin to liquid metal sold in car body shops.

 

Kimosubby.

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

I think Tony is referring to Fryolux which is a solder paint with built in flux – very useful for soldering railings. It is not so easy to get as it used to be but you can still buy it although it’s not cheap: See here.

 

A bottle will last a long time though.

 

Colin

[Tony BurtonParticipant @tonyburton83970]

Thanks guys…..will try maplin first cos its local

Tony

[TelstarParticipant @telstar]

Hi Solderpaste as mentioned by Colin is used widely in the electronics industry, it is applied to the pcb as a paste screen printed on the surface mount components are layed on to it then passed through a hot air tunnel soldering them in place.

RS components stock it but as said its not cheap

 

Cheers Tom

[Tony BurtonParticipant @tonyburton83970]

Thanks…….Just found out its about £21 but I reckon it will be worth it

Tony

[TelstarParticipant @telstar]

Hi Tony Is this what your looking for
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=3628055

 

cheers tom

[Tony BurtonParticipant @tonyburton83970]

Wow ……….I didn`t think I was gonna get so much info. Thanks alot everyone

Tony

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