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Daox · 10-23-12, 12:32 PM

I just got back from the local welding supply store. I had to get a welding tank refilled with gas. But, while I was there I also wanted to ask about repairing these panels. The guy there said you could braze it or use silver solder for maximum strength, but they've just used normal solder for sweating copper pipe and it has held up to hundreds of PSI. So, that is what I will be doing. He said the key is just to get the joint as clean as possible.

10-23-12, 12:32 PM	#17
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