[Boatanchors] Solder 63/37 Alloy, .015" Dia., #44 RA

[mikea]

On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 02:28:35PM -0500, bill riches wrote:
> 63/37 is the solder to use - Kester is good but Ersin "Multicore" is the
> best.  63/37 is the mixture that turns from molten to solid the quickest
> - 60/40 has a larger "plastic" temperature range.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bill Riches, WA2DVU
> Cape May, NJ
> 
> 
> I have always used 60/40 Rosin Core Solder for soldering. 
> 
> Is there anything wrong with soldering older boards in the older rigs
> using Kester Rosin Core 63/37 Alloy.

IIRC, and I'm pretty sure I do, 63/37 is the eutectic alloy: the one 
that goes directly from molten to frozen with zero plastic state in 
between. 

IMHO, the only time you want to use something else is when you're 
soldering stuff that requires silver-bearing solder, such as Tek scope
terminal boards. 

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin