[Elecraft] solder, where do i find.....

Fri Jan 11 15:05:01 2002

In a message dated 1/11/2002 1:16:04 PM Central Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes:

I live in North Carolina and have been looking for kester 245, gauge .020 no
clean solder and the part number is 24-6337-8807 and have been unable to
locate it....so what are my other alternatives? Like Radio Shack solder!!!!!
Anyone have any advise on this?

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Hi here is the radio shack part number URL

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&
category%5Fname=CTLG%5F005%5F006%5F001%5F000&product%5Fid=910%2D0470

This is for the .031 size 63/37 noclean I think you will find the .020 a 
little small but they have the .020 also. Anyway 63/37 is what you want. Do 
not use the silver solder. Silver is used in solder for surface mount 
components so the solder will not dissolve the silver terminals on the parts. 
Using silver solder on through hole parts just makes them harder to remove if 
repair is needed and is of no benefit. 60/40 will work but will not make as 
nice joints as the 63/37 and it melts a a higher temperature. 

I clean my boards with a mixture of ethanol alcohol and a small amount of 
WD-40. I do not clean the front panel board. I do not want to risk getting 
dissolved flux in the switches on the display. I have used this cleaning 
method on thousands of circuit boards for over 20 years and it works very 
well. Using a paint brush cut down to about 3/4 inch I scrub the board then 
blow off the solvent with an air hose. The noclean solder keeps the flux to a 
minimum and it is clear so it does not show up as bad, but I still like to 
clean the boards even though its not required

Don Brown
KD5NDB

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