Hi JEAN.

29-Oct-02 09:20:00, JEAN PARROT wrote to ROY J. TELLASON


 JP> If soldering the tabs with a 15 w pistol, first rub the casing
 JP> with dry steel wool to deposit a bit of steel on the metal of the
 JP> can.

I think the can is mad of nickel (but it could be steel) but yeah,
scratching it makes solder stick.

dunno if the heat on the inside oif the can next to the solder joint could
camage the insides of the battery at that location.  I've used a similar
technique when forced to  (I used a spring steel knife blade instead of
steel wool)   I had the spot welds come undone inside my mobile phone's
battery pack.

 -=> Bye <=-

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