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Date:         Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:48:03 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Radiator fan resistor
Comments: To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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At 08:36 AM 7/27/2013, Larry Alofs wrote: >could be repaired by soldering a piece of copper wire across the break. By >carefully picking away at the cracked coating I located the bad spot, >scraped the ends of the exposed wire, and soldered a patch successfully.

Larry, those resistance elements are not likely to be soft-solderable by ordinary means as they tend to have high concentrations of nickel and chromium. You'd likely have better luck with silver brazing.

I suspect you have a contact joint but not a real bond.

Yours, David


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