In a message dated 00-06-26 21:53:36 EDT, you write:
> Then came the fun part. I removed the springy metal negative contact
> from the battery compartment so as not to melt the plastic with the
> soldering iron, ground off the corrosion till I got bright, shiny metal,
> put on a little flux and tried to tin the contact. Much to my surprise
> the tin/silver solder just rolls off that spring contact like water off
> a duck's back.
I have some solder that I used to solder stainless steel. The flux is
probably acid but "TinZinc" is sold as a universal solder combining aluminum,
copper, brass, bronze, stainless steel, pewter and cast iron. It melts at
210C or 410F. It is made by Universal Solder of Carlsbad, Calif.
Warren
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