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Originally Posted by mcguyver
Just remember, solder melts at less than half the temperature to rquired to melt copper, if indeed your contacts were pure copper. Solder is a very temporary solution and won't last. It isn't legal for use (ie CEC) as a switch contact material nor for use in any current-carrying conductor joints, due to it's poor ability to withstand heating.
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+1, found this out with an arcing problem in the contacts of a G&G M14. Even though I built the 2mm by 4mm gab up with desoldering braid soldered onto the contact, I suspect it won't last a long time. Then again, the first time I found the crack due to the owner using semi all the time and an over 400fps spring, I soldered the contact. When the new owner got the gun a few months later, all traces of solder were gone. Musta not cleaned it well enough. Which is surprising.
