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mdshunk
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I'm not sure how the post title relates to the question, but I seem to recall borax being a filler component in some fuses. It's also good for killing roaches.
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MY grandmother use to put it in ELECTRICAL washing machines (a ringer washing machine).
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A little history....
http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/borax-20muleteam.htm
When I was a kid I remember the 20 mule team as part of the advertizing on TV.
http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/borax-20muleteam.htm
When I was a kid I remember the 20 mule team as part of the advertizing on TV.
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Ronald Regan use to push this stuff on a TV show he hosted in the early 60's, the name of the show escapes me.
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Death Valley Days.brian john said:
electricalperson
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you can also make slime from it 
http://www.fatlion.com/science/slime.html
http://www.fatlion.com/science/slime.html
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How about this experiment with Borax and electricity-- it's called
Borax or Baking Soda Rectifier and the glow
Borax or Baking Soda Rectifier and the glow
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Seems like I remember using borax (I think) as a flux of sorts when using an oxy torch to weld steel with brass filler rod in high school shop class. That was the only time I ever torch welded in my life, so I'm a little foggy on that.
this fuel cell uses borax
http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2671/html/energy.htm#s176529
http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2671/html/energy.htm#s176529
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Son Of A Gun, you are a wealth of knowledge if ever there was one, WHY AIN't YOU RICH....
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Being poor is a lifestyle.brian john said:
My dad was a fan of westerns, so I was fetched up on that stuff. He'll sit to this day watching an old episode of Bonanza like it's a brand new show.
A electrical company I worked at,when there was no service calls at the time I repaired appliances. Whenever a space heater 'radiant' came in with a visable open on the element I was shown to get the Borax from the bathroom cabnet and mix a little with water to make a paste.Fill the breach in element and (either plug it in or use our 'normal voltage' tester)to repair.After reading wiki and MDShunk reply I see this was just a flux.It went together good and worked tho.Customer happy.bh.
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Wow. there is an element in there also. Unless the element was not broken I don't see how the borax worked. Perhaps it is conductive enough and made contact to both ends of the broken element???
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