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To he who soldered his Touch Control strainer

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P and R Pete

04-17-2008 13:02:07




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IH wants $66 for a new Super-A Touch Control strainer. (*yipes*)

I remember someone here having soldered theirs.

Just wondering what you used, and maybe how you did it.

I"m worried the screen won"t stand the heat of the soldering iron.

Thanks

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Brownie450

04-18-2008 04:30:38




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 Re: To he who soldered his Touch Control strainer in reply to P and R Pete, 04-17-2008 13:02:07  
If you can get some brass or copper screen to match the strainer, you could lap over the torn section & secure the patch with # 22 or 24 solid copper wire in 3 or 4 places before soldering. Don't know about brake cleaner-- I'd use starting fluid followed by denatured alcohol---followed by compressed air. Kester acid core is my choice for solder with paste flux with tin flecks in it for a base. Always neutralize acid residue after soldering using baking soda in water. Several washings won't hurt.

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tractorsam

04-17-2008 15:42:27




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 Re: To he who soldered his Touch Control strainer in reply to P and R Pete, 04-17-2008 13:02:07  
I would be he! I had to solder one on a 140 because I accidentally stuck a screwdriver through it in my attempt to remove it. I can't rememeber exactly what I did but I'm pretty sure I used some material from a brass strainer screen from a sediment bowl as patch material as I actually had a hole rather than a tear. If you can get the ends to mate up well you might get away without any extra material. I'm pretty sure I used a soldering iron to melt some solder and then used the iron to coerce it into the mesh (I was holding the screen above the iron). Because I was installing a patch I first secured the ends of the patch and then did the edges and went back and tidied up the ends. I hope you find this helpful, tractorsam

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P and R Pete

04-17-2008 17:09:13




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 Re: To he who soldered his Touch Control strainer in reply to tractorsam, 04-17-2008 15:42:27  
Thanks, He!

For 66 bucks, I'm gonna take a stab at it. Looks like the two ends were soldered, so I guess it will stand the eventual heat. What's to lose?

One last favor- what type of solder should I use?



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tractorsam

04-18-2008 04:07:04




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 Re: To he who soldered his Touch Control strainer in reply to P and R Pete, 04-17-2008 17:09:13  
I think I used acid core and flux or solid and flux. Either would probably work fine, just make sure it"s totally clean. Maybe spray it with some brake cleaner or similar to ensure there"s no residual oil. Also clean it afterwards to remove the excess flux.

When I get something like that I always work on the theory of it"s already broken so I might be able to save myself some money, learn something, and at worst I"m back where I started needing to replace the part. I now know all sorts of stuff I didn"t before and can do some body work and fix rads etc. tractorsam

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Bob

04-17-2008 13:22:59




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 Re: To he who soldered his Touch Control strainer in reply to P and R Pete, 04-17-2008 13:02:07  
Brass screen certainly won't be bothered by the heat of a "soldering iron". Now, a TORCH, that's another matter!



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Bud W

04-17-2008 13:10:16




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 Re: To he who soldered his Touch Control strainer in reply to P and R Pete, 04-17-2008 13:02:07  
I can't help you with a fix ( looks to me like its beyond repair ) but I'm sure you can find a good used one for maybe $20. I see them go on ebay from time to time. I just rebuilt my SC Touch Control and was surprized that the screen was still in excellent shape after 56 years so don't assume that another used one will necessarily be as bad as yours just because its old.



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