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After cleaning copper pipe and fitting, applying flux helps ensure that solder will adhere to pipe and fitting when joint is heated to proper temperature.
AnswerIt depends on what type of 'flux' you are talking about? For example, 'electric flux' and 'magnetic flux' exists naturally, and is not 'for' anything in particular, although it can be made use of.
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What is the purpose of electronics in a soldering exercises?
It's the other way round, soldering is used in electronics.
What problems can occur with soldering activities and how can these be overcome?
There are three classes of problems. First is the health hazards from soldering fumes. At one time, solder contained lead. Heat lead enough to melt it and it generates fumes that are dangerous. The rosin flux in solder also produces hazardous fumes. Proper ventilation will overcome this. The second is done through the use of corded handheld soldering tools, which have static electricity at their tips that can damage components. If you use corded soldering irons, get the kind with grounded tips. These ones have three-prong plugs. The third is thermal damage to parts. Using solders with low melting points, and proper technique, will solve this.
How can a technician prevent burning the surroundings while soldering in a tight area?
prevent burning the surroundings while soldering in a tight area
How do you use a soldering iron?
To use a soldering iron, you must have a piece of solder, something to cool it down, eg a damp sponge and a mains plug socket.You must plug in the soldering iron and push the switch. Then, you must take your piece of solder, and with the soldering iron in one hand (Preferably your strongest hand) and your piece of solder in the other, you need to heat the tip of the soldering iron by feeding your piece of solder through the curved part of the soldering iron. This will melt the tip of the solder, and once you have melted about 5 millimetres, you are ready to go.You need to use your piece of solder to feed through the soldering iron once again, but this time, the melted solder (the gooy gray stuff) that comes out needs to be applied to the two pieces of metal you want to solder together. Once you have used about 2 centimetres of solder, the melted solder will have hopefully made a mountain shape that curves around the two pieces. Solder freezes VERY quickly so you only have to leave it for about 5-10 seconds, then give it a firm pull, and it should remain intact.ANSWER: The sponge is not to cool it down but rather to clean the tip from operation to operation. To begin with apply solder to the tip to tin it. Always use the right iron for the job. The idea is to melt the solder and make a good connection without heating and destroying the part. A good solder connection is a shiny connection. The application of solder flux will help the solder to flow and displace material present. There is no time limit or set time if it takes too long you got the wrong iron needs more heat in that case or a clean tip.prepare the items to be soldered so that they make a solid mechanical contactclean the surfaces with flux (if you are using "cored solder" this happens automatically)begin heating the items to be soldered with the soldering ironmelt a little bit of solder between the soldering iron and the items to be solderedas soon as the items to be soldered are hot enough to melt solder themselves melt solder into themimmediately remove the soldering iron and let the joint coolif the joint has smooth shiny surfaces you are done, otherwise the joint will be rough and crystalline looking (this is called a "cold joint") and you will have to apply more flux remelt it with the soldering iron and sometimes add a bit more solder. oddly enough a common cause of "cold joints" is overheating and burning off the flux you applied
When did Aeon Flux end?
Aeon Flux ended on 1995-10-10.
What is the purpose of flux and state the importance of cleanliness of metals when soldering.?
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What is the purpose of a flux and state the importance of cleanliness of metals when soldering?
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What is the purpose of a flux?
The purpose of flux is to clean oxides from metal surfaces to ensure a clean bond in soldering or brassing them together. without a proper flux soldered and brazed joint integrity is unreliable.
What is the difference between flux and soldering paste?
Flux helps promote soldering. Soldering paste might contain flux and other items to help promote soldering. The paste helps hold the flux in place while beginning to solder.
Why is flux required for soldering?
flux acts as a wetting agent in the soldering process, reducing the surface tension of the molten solder and causing it to better wet out the parts to be joined.
How do you avoid copper from rusting during soldering?
Hi Wikki We struggle to avoid copper from getting rust after we do soldering over that with using flux, plz help...Navin
What is the purpose of soldering?
Soldering is the process of using a bubble of hot metal to bond two electronic components or circuits together.
What is flux and in which operation is it used?
Flux is used to prevent oxidation while soldering wires and components in electronics.
When soldering what should the flux be applied to?
The materials being soldered.
Why won't your soldering work?
A: The pad is not clean it has tarnish or wrong solder with not enough soldering flux. Finally not enough heat.
What is flux used for when soldering?
Flux is used to keep metals from oxidizing. Solder will not bond well with copper-oxides which are formed when copper is exposed to high temperatures (ie a soldering iron) the flux prevents the oxidation. If you were to solder without flux the solder joint would be weak and possibly completely nonconductive.
How will you define flux?
A state of continuous movement or a medium used in metal soldering.
