From: nospam@here.com.org   
      
   Dave,   
   How sure are you that it's aluminum wire?  Aluminum does *not* take solder   
   easily, special flux and techniques are usually required.   
      
   More likely the wire is tinned copper - "tinned" basically meaning it's   
   coated with solder already, and ends up looking a lot like aluminum.   
      
       Eric Law   
      
   "Dave"  wrote in message   
   news:mn.4d437d77ee87c989.66512@yahoo.com...   
   > What are the risks of soldering copper wire to aluminum wire?  I just had   
   > to repair a wire on my Chevy truck.  The original wire was aluminum and I   
   > spliced a copper wire between two ends of the damaged wire.  It seemed to   
   > take the solder well but I have reservations about the longevity of the   
   > fix.  What are the implications of having done this?  Am I looking a a   
   > problem down the road (pun intended)   
   >   
   > Dave   
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