Silver soldering issues

In refrigeration we use a product called "Stay-Bright" . Its got a lower melting point and flows well.
If you do use silver make sure its 45%. Also, clean the heck out of the surfaces ( sand cloth, wire wheel etc.) Last clean the solder/braze material so it shines before welding. Hope that helps.

"Stay Bright" and it's flux is an example of something that should NOT be used on electronics/ electrics

Again, he should not be trying to "weld" this. This is a low temp solder application