On Mar 2, 3:48*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:32:39 -0600, The Daring Dufas





wrote:
On 3/2/2011 11:22 AM, mm wrote:
Can you solder a thrmal fuse in place?

Someone gave me a disassembled sandwhich maker (heater). *The
plastic/Bakelite? is broken where one of the four screws goes, but can
probably be fixed fine with PC-70.

The thermal fuse is burned out.

I have about 6 new thermal fuses of different sizes.

Can I solder the fuse in or must I crimp it?

In the past I've figured soldering would melt the fuse, but I haven't
had such good luck with crimping, probably because I don't have the
right sleeve or maybe not the right tool. * With wire cutters, there's
a tendency to cut right through the whole thing, and with anything
duller, it's hard to squeeze hard enough.

Also, in the past the temp has burned off the melted fuse. *What temp
would use for this small device, which I think just warms two slices
of bread. * * Would the amperage be a clue at all? *The melting temp
of bread?

All the thermal fuses I've seen were crimped on.

TDD

*I have successfully soldered quite a few. Don't try it with a small
or low wattage iron though. I use a 250 watt weller gun - barely need
to touch it to get the solder melted - use aligator clips to hold it
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Yep more stuff has been burned up by using too small an iron that too
big .


Jimmie