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  1. 11-18-2018, 09:49 PM #1
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    What is this?

    I put the sludge from the top of my pot in little cola cans that I cut the top off of and today I found this:
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    It looks like little white crystals on the old lead sludge... I live about 1/2 mile from the ocean, so I'm wondering if it is salt?
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    Could be corrosion or a chemical reaction with what ever you fluxed with. It isnt salt.

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    Looks like sulfuric acid corrosion. Did you have battery parts in your lead?


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    Quote Originally Posted by sukivel View Post
    Looks like sulfuric acid corrosion. Did you have battery parts in your lead?


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    Not that I know of. The lead I use is generally WW or range scrap with a little linotype and a little tin added.
    I was using the FA Flux before today so maybe something in there?
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