[Milsurplus] What is your favorite solder?

[Peter Gottlieb]

I agree with Pete, I use it all the time. Solder should be shiny clean; if it is dull chuck it. 

Solder is made with different fluxes, perhaps you need a more aggressive type. 


Peter

> On Nov 20, 2015, at 2:29 PM, Peter Loron <peterl at standingwave.org> wrote:
> 
> Kester 63/37 “44” rosin core is great. Their lead free stuff is pretty good as well.
> 
> -Pete
> 
>> On Nov 20, 2015, at 11:24, Bruce Gentry <ka2ivy at verizon.net> wrote:
>> 
>> What solder do you prefer?  I got a couple rolls of Ersin Multicore SN60 at a hamfest, and it is terrible. The flux doesn't seem to do much and it doesn't flow well at all. What are your favorites, something that has a really good flux that cuts through the crud and flows nicely on reasonably clean wires and connectors? Years ago, Ersin Multicore was one of the best. Unless wires or terminals were green with oxide, it cut through and made a perfect connection. Having to scrape everything shiny bright  before using the stuff I got  is a pain.  I tried some Tenma solder from Taiwan, and it's way better in every way than the Ersin SN60.
>> 
>>     Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY
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