[Elecraft] OT: a quick question about solder

[James Sarte]

Correction - should have said type R or RMA solder; not RA.

 

James K2QI

 

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From: James Sarte [mailto:k2qi.nyc at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:43 AM
To: 'Merv Schweigert'; 'Brett Howard'
Cc: 'elecraft at mailman.qth.net'
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] OT: a quick question about solder

 

Just to clarify, the solder I have is 63/37 solid wire; there is no core.  I
wanted to know if I could use this stuff to perform a few mods to the RF
board.

 

I'll just pick up a spool of .020 and .032 RA or RMA Kester solder wire.
Truth be told, I don't even know where I got the spool of solid wire from.
just found it in my junk box.

 

Vy 73,

James K2QI

 

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From: Merv Schweigert [mailto:k9fd at flex.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:58 AM
To: Brett Howard
Cc: James Sarte; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: a quick question about solder

 

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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