Soldering flux recommendations

Feb 21, 2013 20 Replies

Nickel alloys (also found in thermocouple wire and battery terminals) soft-solder well, but the flux should be the acid type; anything recommended for stainless steel will work fine.

The common type includes some sulfuric and hydrochloric acid; keep it well away from anything that can rust (there's some fumes emitted). It doesn't take much flux, just a drop on a toothpick. The toothpick will blacken and turn to goo after a minute, though.

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