Re: [IRCA] Repairing the beverage

["Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> After our storms this Winter, especially the big one in early December,
> the Eastern beverage got busted up and it took me several weeks to
> finally get it back up. It was too cold and wet to solder the splices so
> I just twisted the splices and taped then up for the time being. I got
> out yesterday and soldered two splices, as we were up into the 50s F, so
> my little butane soldering pencil worked okey, but there was a wind, so
> keeping it lit was not always easy.

Bernz-O-Matic makes (or made?) a copper wedge-shaped soldering tip that goes
on the end of their usual torch, fastened with a set screw.  The flame hits
the bottom of the copper and heats it and vents out four holes in the side
of the attachment.  It probably equals or exceeds a 250w plug-in iron.  More
than enough to solder a couple of #10 wires together.  Unless you are
soldering right on the ground in dry grass, the fire hazard is quite
minimal.

It shows on this item for sale on eBay, right in the middle of the case.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BERNZ-O-MATIC-TORCH_W0QQitemZ170191385317QQihZ007QQcategoryZ111477QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Craig Healy
Providence, RI


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