In article . com, JB wrote:

Bottom line lesson for me...water is a great insulator and you can't
solder with even a small amout of water sitting in the pipe.

Actually, the reason you can't solder with even a small amount of water
sitting in the pipe is that water is a *terrible* insulator -- but it's very
effective at transferring heat away from the spot that you're trying to heat.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.