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Re: Quick Welding Question

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Originally Posted by Blondie3160 View Post
If its a small weld you could use a heat sinc, you could try putting another piece of aluminum there to get the heat off it, youd have to do it fast. maybe a spacer that doesnt conduct heat (stainless sheet metal between the two would be best). [im writing what our mentor told me so i may have missed one way that he said but he said all that]
This is good advice in general... Use as big a heat sink as you can, weld quickly or in very small, very spread out periods. My general answer would be: probably not, unless you disconnect them.
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