Good Grief , Earl ! ;
apart from signing your soul off (let's be Christians ; without having
to slave in Nortel [Bev's canoeing somewhere on holiday]) ;
I'd agree with it all , especially the opening lines .
Last time I've hit this one (not on your Grand scale I have to admit ,
only an ancient Hollis pot) ;
I took it to open field (to disperse the potential shockwaves) ; tilted
that damn thing on shortest side on forklift and chained it from
sliding, lifted it above ol' drum with water ; borrowed an oxy from next
door friends garage (seeing your tonnage you'll have to pay refill),
clamped all the proximity rigging on soft flame with scrap metal strips
(bend as you progress) , fired it up and settled for lunch 20 yards away
to warn off potential death wishers .
Take soft flame (face it 45 degrees downwards = as it melts it does not
freeze on rim , eventually you get the pot hot enough = make sure you
get the tilt right first time) on it (tin is more touchy than lead ;
when you refill ; send sample to lab ; you may have to add few pure tin
bars in ; it goes always faster even in normal production [as you know]
) ; you'll be fine ; it's more of a show than chore .
All of that accomplished without leveling our cute coastal village
(Sydney) .
Just don't rush it . Considering the gold mine involved , it's worth it
.
Keep adding water (running hose is cool) & have the drum on (solid)
pallet .
See you Earl paul
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> From: [log in to unmask][SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Sunday, 20 September 1998 1:40
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] Seho Wave Soldering Process Procedures
>
> Hey, all yous guys and gals,
>
> I did a lousy job of telling my problem (it's really an issue - not a
> problem as they profess at
> Ford Motor Co.). Let me digress, or regurgitate.
>
> The solder pots are non-functional. They are full of "frozen" solder.
> I cannot melt the solder of
> make it flow into turkey, frying, or othe pans.
>
> Let me tell you again how much solder is involved. There is 750 kg in
> pot one (what the hell is
> that - about 1600 lbs) and 950 lbs in the other (isn't that about a
> ton of lead ass stuff - pardon
> me - lard ass stuff?).
>
> My problem is I don't have a way to heat the pots (takes about 7 hours
> anyway) to melt the solder
> so I can pour, dip, ladle, spoon, or otherwise melt or loosen the
> solder.
>
> I appreciate your input. I too have been there and done that - with
> electrovert, TD, Hollis and a
> host of others with a fraction of the solde pot volume. What do I do
> with almost 2 tons of
> solid solder? I mean - get a crane and drop the SOB on some hard
> object (my X boss's head, not mine
> of course). How about a jack hammer, forge, torch, chain saw, no I've
> got it - devil's
> intervention.
>
> I hope you understand this is not an exercise in futility unless I let
> it become one. Seho designed
> these monstrous machines never to require solder replacement - only
> replenishment without fear of
> contamination in a nitrogen atmosphere. Can you imagine starting from
> scratch with bar solder or
> pellets and filling one of these pots?
>
> Anyway, my real interest is getting other tips concerning operation
> without harming one's self or
> half the surrounding population. Any help, in addition to that
> offered, is appreciated.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Earl Moon
>
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