Electrical connection anti-corrosion spray

[coopec]

My father used to build up lots of radios and he always used "Spirits of Salts" (hydrchloric acid?) and "Salormaniac"(?) to clean up the wiring so that solder would stick to it.

I just did a google to see if I spelled "salormaiac"correctly and google can't find it so my memory fails me. But you would probably find a link I came across useful if you are wiring up joints.
http://components.about.com/od/Components/a/Types-Of-Solder-Flux.htm

 

[Lodesman77]

I guess brick cleaner from B&Q is the easiest way to get hold of HCl?

May well be the easiest way, but I believe it is relatively dilute compared to 'spirits of salt'. This is harder to get than it used to be but as the main supplier seems to be a firm called Kilrock, this helps online searching for small quantities or you can buy from them direct. Many uses including flushing out corroded waterways in old engines...

 

[nigelmercier]

I guess brick cleaner from B&Q is the easiest way to get hold of HCl?

Go to any supermarket in mainland Europe.

My father used to build up lots of radios and he always used "Spirits of Salts" (hydrchloric acid?) and "Salormaniac"(?) to clean up the wiring so that solder would stick to it.

Sal ammoniac: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal_ammoniac

 

[ningcompoop]

You may be looking for 'Sal Ammoniac' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal_ammoniac - used for cleaning soldering irons and flavouring perculiar Scandanavian licorice, or perhaps even 'Sailor Maniac' - an avid fan of the manga character Sailor Moon - of limited use in cleaning oxidised wiring, I would imagine!


John

 

[coopec]

Nigel and Nincompoop

Sal ammoniac: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal_ammoniac Thank you! (it's been driving me mad)

 

[coopec]

I notice NASA has "Conformal Coating" standards which all electronic suppliers must adhere to. That tells me something about the worth of the procedure. (Of course there will be "experts" posting on this thread who reckon they know better)

 

[nigelmercier]

I notice NASA has "Conformal Coating" standards ...

One assumes you mean the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and not Navigation And other S***e Ancillaries.

 

[coopec]

[PDF]
workmanship standard for polymeric application on electronic ...
www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codeq/doctree/NASA_STD_8739_1_A.pdf‎
Jul 23, 2009 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration ... documenting requirements for staking, conformal coating, bonding, and encapsulation of ...

WORKMANSHIP STANDARD FOR POLYMERIC
APPLICATION ON ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES

 

[Tintin]

I won't respond to the inevitable "expert" who posts on these Internet threads. They are always intolerant of other people's views (maybe it boosts their pathetic egos)

....... (it's been driving me mad)

Clearly, now how about calming down, getting off your high horse, and apologising to the first person that took some of their time and bothered to reply to your thread!!

And for what it is worth (and I get ready to duck from this OP), having bought some Contralube recently for my mast wiring, then running out of time to do the work so left it to the riggers, I asked them to use the Contralube and they said they would but they normally just use vaseline.

It makes you wonder how presumptive we are that more expensive = better.

 

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Clearly, now how about calming down, getting off your high horse, and apologising to the first person that took some of their time and bothered to reply to your thread!! ""


I believe you have misunderstood why ït "was driving me mad" I wasn't having a "dig" at anyone just frustrated that I couldn't remember what the product name was. (Don't ever grow old)

 

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I believe you have misunderstood why ït "was driving me mad" I wasn't having a "dig" at anyone just frustrated that I couldn't remember what the product name was. (Don't ever grow old)

Too late i am getting there, year by year

 

[prv]

Go to any supermarket in mainland Europe.

Unfortunately, I'm not in mainland europe

Pete

 

[sailorman]

Unfortunately, I'm not in mainland europe

Pete

Try Waitrose

 

[Tintin]

Try Waitrose

That's the place for the posh people isn't it?

 

[prv]

Try Waitrose

Actually it seems I can get 36% HCl quite easily from eBay. My school chemistry is rather rusty, but I think this "low" percentage is actually fairly concentrated.

Pete

 

[coopec]

Gotta have the last word

Conforming Coating was the subject of a previous YBW thread
Water and moisture protection

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?303067-Water-and-moisture-protection

If you do a google on conforming coating there is a huge amount of info there including DIY

There are a lot of different products incl. Scotchguard, CRC, RS

 

[sailorman]

Gotta have the last word

Conforming Coating was the subject of a previous YBW thread
Water and moisture protection

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?303067-Water-and-moisture-protection

If you do a google on conforming coating there is a huge amount of info there including DIY

There are a lot of different products incl. Scotchguard, CRC, RS

wtf didnt you do this rather than the 1st post

 

[Zagato]

Can't be assed to read through all the posts but ACF-50 off E-Bay to answer your question. Used on Land Rover electrics before wading, not sure what the terminology is but i think it acts as a conductor and may have been originally designed for this purpose in planes!

 

[nigelmercier]

Actually it seems I can get 36% HCl quite easily from eBay. My school chemistry is rather rusty, but I think this "low" percentage is actually fairly concentrated.

That's concentrated, be careful it's nasty and gives off fumes.

 

[prv]

That's concentrated, be careful it's nasty and gives off fumes.

How serious fumes?

I'm planning to wear gloves and goggles, and handle the stuff very carefully. I don't have anything to protect against chemical fumes though.

Pete