[Elecraft] OT: a quick question about solder

[Merv Schweigert]

I did not touch a soldering iron when assembling the K3,  not sure what
there is to solder unless your making some mods. 
And solid wire solder would be a bear to use with no flux.  Sure would
not try using flux with it would be a huge mess of left over rosin.
Cheaper to go buy a few feet of the correct solder.
73 Merv KH7C
> The K3 was built on a RoHS process and technically you shouldn't mix the
> processes (leaded solder with non leaded solder) that being said if
> thats all you have then it will work.  But the RoHS stuff can be had
> fairly inexpensively...
>
> ~Brett (KC7OTG)
>
> On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 00:05 -0400, James Sarte wrote:
>   
>> I know that Elecraft states that rosin core solder is the only type that
>> should be used when it comes to circuit board assembly.  However, can solid
>> wire solder (lead) be used as well?  I have a whole spool of .020 solid wire
>> solder sitting around, and would like to know if I can use this stuff on the
>> K3.
>>
>>  
>>
>> James K2QI
>>
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