Your kidding right? You really believe soldering leads to a hydrogen rich
atmosphere? You really think that solder temperatures actually make a
detectable difference in the ductility of the copper? You think all copper
wires near batteries are doomed to failure...and soon?

Tell us it ain't so Meindert...you are supposed to be on the competent side
of these discussions.

Jim

"Meindert Sprang" wrote in message
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"Jim Donohue" wrote in message
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You got the wrong article? That one does not mention the subject of
embrittlement or anything that goes on at solder temperatures. Try
again...

5th paragraph under "Annealing":

"When annealing copper that contains oxygen, the hydrogen in the
atmosphere
must be kept to a minimum to avoid embrittlement. For temperatures lower
than about 480oC, hydrogen preferably should not exceed 1%."

And soldering happens at temperatures lower than 480oC, right?

Meindert