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Old July 27th, 2009, 04:02 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Aluminium is tricky because it is naturally coated in aluminium oxide which is an insulator. You can solder aluminium if you abrade it and solder it under oil. Not easy and needs practice but can be done to ground the plate.
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