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• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:50:56 -0700
  Neil, I work at an electronics assembly company and we (not me) do a lot of hand soldering. As you already know, getting the...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 08:16:49 EST
  ...A good crimp connection beats a >soldered >connection anyday. First of all a soldered connection is brittle and >with >any >amount of flexing or...
• Re: Digitool building and group entertainment.
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 06:22:45 -0600
  ...Only use flux core solder. Plug the iron in and as it is heating up tin the tip with solder. You must have a...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:48:48 -0400
  At 07:35 PM 7/12/2010 Monday, Raymond Paquette wrote: >But, when I solder stranded wire on a car, my connection often breaks...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:39:39 -0700
  ...Do the Shoe Box instructions say to solder interface connector solder to ECU wires or to internal portion of ECU pins? Neil. On 7...
• Re: Crimp vs splice
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:23:51 -1000
  The basis for his argument was that the solder can easily heat up and then the connection goes to hell. He said he thought...
• Re: o2 sensor wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:44:38 +0100
  >Can I solder O2 sensor lead wires? Or should I use solderless crimp >connectors? >I know my pyrometer wire needs to be joined mechanically...
• Solder Bloom
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 08:55:30 CST6CDT
  ...However, another cause of plugging persists; high-lead solder corrosion, called solder bloom, in the conventional copper-brass radiator. This corrosion shows up as...
• Re: ??? Solder Joint Design ???
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:47:20 -0600
  i have modified many a cooling system with standard copper and brass plumbing fittings using no lead solder and paste flux with normal sweating...
• Re: Dash printed circuit
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 14:42:30 EST
  ...soldering irn, soldering iron, soldering iron. my solution? get good use dash pc. BenT
• Re: LED solder gauge
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:43:03 -0600
  In general, as long as the solder isn't too big for the job, the one you are comfortable using is the right one...
• Re: An ECU Thing I Learned Today
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:56:03 -0400
  ...Put a little solder on the tip and touch the liquid solder to the joint to melt it. Apply a bit more solder, make...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 18:41:10 -0800
  ...Ideally the wires would conduct current and hold together without the >solder - the solder's job is to hold the wires in place and...
• Re: UPDATE, FIXED: intermittent stumbling, stalling etc
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:43:34 -0500
  "I have herd that the ECU can have solder connections the break (as can most automotive computers). If you still have the ECU and...
• Re: Resoldering PCB on Bosch ECU for 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:16:22 -0500
  ...Then I would remove coating from those joints, remove the old solder and then re-apply solder. When done I would re-inspect the...
• Re: ECU fixed! was: spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:37:52 -0700
  Yes, for the resistor legs I used a solder sucker to clean out the old solder and then added fresh. For the transistors I...
• Re: digitool building
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 22:02:21 -0600
  >>Just a hint on the soldering. The 30W pencil should work well. DO NOT >>use liquid flux, unless it is rosin type. The acid...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sun, 6 May 2012 19:43:14 -0400
  ...The >>> flux in the solder core is just as important as the solder for a reliable >>> connection. >>> >>> Thanks, Tom Hargrave >>> www.stir-plate.com...
• Re: cold solder and other maladies
  Historical mailing list - Brad Snyder
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 17:55:17 4
  On 12 Dec 95 at 16:07, H2obxr@aol.com said: > Also, there's voltage present at the tip of the soldering iron (if...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:55:55 -0700
  ...But it can make a "hard spot" that might cause the wire to fatigue just outside the solder joint. Mind you, a good solder...
• Re: Digifant ECU: Corrosion? And.... Rosin or Heat Damage? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 13:25:15 -0700
  ...Bosch ECU's and sloppy (my term) solder work. > > > Not sloppy. They cheaped out on their alloy (I think) for the wave > soldering process...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:08:08 -0700
  ...I have another dead 022 version here I got from a van at the junkyard so maybe I will try the soldering trick on...
• Re: ECU Lifespan?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:29:56 -0600
  Hi Darrell Johnson, Most defective digifant ecus I repair have bad solder connections. These seem to happen because of the heat. The vanagon digifant...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:47:58 -0400
  ...The T/A units had decent-looking solder to begin with; the Bosch solder looked pretty nasty -- but all had lots of mostly microscopic...
• Re: splicing wires (was: van still dying)
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:26:52 -0800
  if splicing wirings you be doing, i would recommend soldering. you will have a much more stable and low resistance connection (if the soldering...
• Re: Ultimate Fix #1
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:07:09 -0500
  ...Flux is what is used when soldering copper pipes and > is > > > nice to use > > > > when soldering circuits. A lot of solder is 'flux-core...
• Re: Fwd: Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:05:49 -0400
  ...Who may never develop the skills to solder a DB25 connector to >ECU but would like to try! It's not micro-soldering by...
• source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 6 May 2012 17:29:36 -0400
  Whenever wiring electrical things (gauges, whatever) I always solder on crimp-style quick disconnects as I don't trust the crimp connection. this is...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 23:38:58 -0800
  I think you are missing the point with soldering - or you have never seen it done correctly. Your examples of failing solders are not...
• Re: 88 Westie: Intermittent "Level Indicator" Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 00:45:33 EST
  ...Cover the tip with solder, wipe it on the sponge so it's bright and shiny, then apply a little bit of new solder...
• Re: Identifying a Darrel Bohler-repaired ECU
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:31:30 -0400
  ...If it's the solder side, more likely Darrel (or someone) sealing up the conformal coating after doing some soldering. -- David Beierl - Providence RI...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 May 2012 20:39:45 -0400
  ...source for solder-on quick disconnects? Whenever wiring electrical things (gauges, whatever) I always solder on crimp-style quick disconnects as I don't...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:28:25 -0700
  ...If > you are using an active flux in the solder wire, make sure you wash off the > flux after soldering, active flux will continue...
• Re: Headlight improvements ?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 15:58:18 EST
  ...the down side of solder >>connections are that they can be a bit brittle and can break... >>the advantages of solering should be to...
• Re: ECU fixed! was: spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:01:53 -0700
  Think reflowing the solder joints on a 25 year old printed circuit board is worthwhile preventive maintenance?� Or, if it aint broke, don't...
• Re: MAPP for brazing? (repair enlarged hole in Vanagon clutch pedal)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:13:25 -0800
  ...I got 1/4" steel round stock + coathanger wire almost red, and it took the LOW temp "silver" solder. Not great strength with that...
• Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:44 -0700
  I dunno -- I sure didn't see any solder visible on the bus mainly because this copper bit and the one on the other...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sun, 6 May 2012 21:05:00 -0400
  ...source for solder-on quick disconnects? When I'm feeling like soldering on something like a ring terminal, I take regular crimp on terminals...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 15:05:29 -0500
  ...I'm a huge believer in 63/37 solder, wonderful stuff. There's a jeweler's low-temp solder called Tix, costs a fortune...
• Re: SOLDERED CONNECTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 20:53:41 -0500
  ...Mechanical strength vs electrical connections as to the use of "crimp" terminals vs the use of same + soldering! Also, where did this idea of...
• Re: Generic, three-wire, 02 sensor choice for digifant?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 09:40:26 EDT
  ...So it sounds like it is when properly soldered. I have a good plug setup from a Vanagon oxygen sensor so I might sell...
• Re: A question about grounds...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:20:00 -0500
  ...Use SOLDER type. Two precautions when using solder type terminals on engines: - Use heat-shrink tubing over the end of the wire as a...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:03:05 -0500
  ...When I actually soldered the wires, I used a couple pairs of surgical forceps to hold the wire in place. Double check your wire...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Sun, 6 May 2012 19:51:36 -0700
  Boaters have a similar perspective to the off-roaders-crimp only, heat shrink is worthwhile, no solder. And the quality crimper is very important...
• Soldering iron: a recommendation
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 09:00:26 -0500
  With the discussion of soldering irons, I want to tell you about one I keep in my toolbox that I highly recommend. It is...
• friday - home made rosin flux
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:37:14 -0700
  recipe and video about making your own rosin flux for soldering http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/06/14/workshop-video-how-to-make-a-simple...
• Re: Crimp vs splice
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:34:48 -0800
  ...Slip shrink wrap over the > wire, crimp, solder, slip wrap over joint and shrink. > > -Dana- > > Blake Thornton wrote: >> >> So, I finally took my van...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 15:53:53 -0500
  ...I'd trust solder before a crimp made with one of those. Crimp or solder, relief is necessary, as both create a natural flexure...
• ??? Solder Joint Design ???
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:04:08 EDT
  ...Sounds like a recipe for disaster, doesn't it? Since the joints will be unstressed, I intend to use SOFT, silver bearing solder. Does...
• Re: coolant pipe replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:08:05 -0400
  At 05:55 PM 7/19/2008, Larry Alofs wrote: >I find it rather challenging to solder to steel. Super-clean and zinc chloride...
• Fw: Headlight improvements ?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 10:40:34 -0800
  ...Headlight improvements ? > > I can appreciate your desire to make a secure connection, but why would > you > > solder a crimp connector? > > There was an extensive...
• Re: MAPP for brazing? (repair enlarged hole in Vanagon clutch pedal)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:28:53 -0400
  ...Your application seems like it would need something hotter--the MAPP gas is basically for soldering. It might be worth a try, though, since...
• Re: OT - Toyota unintended acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:41:33 -0600
  Tin whiskers, crystals or long strands of tin that literally grow out of a solder joint, have always been a low level problem with...
• Re: Heat shrink connectors with solder ring in the middle. Tried 'em
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 19 May 2019 23:04:31 -0400
  BTW, it helps if you have a real heat gun, not just a hair dryer or soldering gun. > On May 19, 2019, at 11...
• Resoldering PCB on Bosch ECU for 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:09:10 -0400
  ...As I understand, the critical points are where the pins from 25-pin connector is soldered to the PCB. Is this correct. The board...
• Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:42:19 -0700
  ...Much safer than trying to solder on the glass. Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > I dunno -- I sure didn't see any solder visible on...
• Re: 2.1l ECU - Solder Fatigue
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:00:23 -0400
  ...Makes me wonder how many Vanagon owners have replaced bad ECU's that just had a bad solder joint. Is this how they "rebuid...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Fix: 10 Volt Capacitor OK?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:24:30 -0700
  On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 5:52 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > FWIW to others, soldering two 10uf caps in parallel...
• Re: LED solder gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:19:06 -0800
  Mike, If you're talking about printed circuit soldering, the smaller gauge of solder is better because it's quicker to heat up & melt...
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:43:03 -0500
  ...You also need rosin-core (electronics) solder - acid-core (plumbing) solder will appear to work, but the acid will eventually eat the connection. The...