[Boatanchors] Kester 88

[Walt - WB2VSJ]

All this discussion had me dig out my ham fest rolls of NOS  Kester. I dug
around a bit and  here's what Kester says from  one of the Tech Specs of the
"245
No--Clean Cored Wire" I acquired

" Storage, Handling, and Shelf Life:
Storage must be in a dry, non-corrosive environment. The surface may lose
its shine and appear a dull
shade of grey. This is a surface phenomena and is not detrimental to product
functionality. Flux cored solder
wire has a limited shelf life determined by the alloy used in the wire. For
alloys containing > 70% lead, the
shelf life is two years from date of manufacture. Other alloys have a shelf
life of three years from date of
manufacture."

My Date of Manufacture on all the rolls I picked up is 2002.  Oh, well.  If
it works, it works.  If not, I'll get a fresh roll.  

-----Original Message-----
From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kmd xplornet.ca
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:09 AM
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Boatanchors] Kester 88

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the advice on solder. I have definitely learned a few things.
Especially that solder can go bad.  Here I thought I was losing my
technique, but I opened a 'newer' roll of solder and it worked much better.
The old one pound roll I was using is over 6 years old. And I'll get some
'active roisin' and give it a try.

73,
Keith
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