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Electronics => Projects, Designs, and Technical Stuff => Topic started by: German_EE on November 22, 2015, 04:30:07 pm

Title: Attention All Hoarders
Post by: German_EE on November 22, 2015, 04:30:07 pm
Anyone who follows the maxim of 'don't throw that away it might be useful' might come across the same problem as me, some items do not like being stored for an appreciable amount of time. This afternoon I removed a four-pole three-way switch from my hoard to build into a new project and found that the tabs on the back were tarnished. I don't know what metal those tabs were made of but, even after cleaning, I still could not solder to them. I ended up using plumbers solder and a tin of flux before I managed to tin the tags (after which I carefully cleaned the flux off).

So, before placing an item in your 'could be useful some day' box check the connections. If they look like brass then tin them before storage.
Title: Re: Attention All Hoarders
Post by: nctnico on November 22, 2015, 04:37:53 pm
At the moment I'm hoarding space by throwing stuff out so I have more than enough space in case I ever go back to hoarding stuff  :box:
Title: Re: Attention All Hoarders
Post by: ProBang2 on November 22, 2015, 04:49:23 pm
Quote from: nctnico on November 22, 2015, 04:37:53 pm
[...] throwing stuff out [...]

Where to find???    :D
Title: Re: Attention All Hoarders
Post by: zapta on November 22, 2015, 05:29:06 pm
Quote from: nctnico on November 22, 2015, 04:37:53 pm
At the moment I'm hoarding space..

I nominate this for the post of the month.
Title: Re: Attention All Hoarders
Post by: SeanB on November 22, 2015, 05:50:40 pm
Needle file works on that old chrome plate to get it solderable.
Title: Re: Attention All Hoarders
Post by: Artlav on November 22, 2015, 06:11:08 pm
Quote from: nctnico on November 22, 2015, 04:37:53 pm
At the moment I'm hoarding space
Reminds me of this classic... :)
(http://i.imgur.com/Q5Cexi0.jpg)