oil – The Preppers Voice https://preppersvoice.com Scientia Non Timete (Knowledge Not Fear) Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:48:33 +0000 en hourly 1 https://preppersvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-9f0cd96a-3d36-45bc-aebd-d690ffe8f6e0-1-32x32.png oil – The Preppers Voice https://preppersvoice.com 32 32 How to Solder copper wire to aluminum foil. https://preppersvoice.com/2015/11/19/how-to-solder-copper-wire-to-aluminum-foil/ https://preppersvoice.com/2015/11/19/how-to-solder-copper-wire-to-aluminum-foil/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:48:33 +0000 https://preppersvoice.com/?p=485

How to Solder copper wire to aluminum foil.

I will be making some disposable variable capacitors later today for some magnetic loop antennas.
This is also a useful technique to solder copper braid to an antenna.

I think you can use any oil. the important thing to remember is keeping Oxygen form the foil. You don’t want it to oxidize before you get the solder down.

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This is way cool. The lamp part starts at about 5 min in.

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