[Milsurplus] What is your favorite solder?

[Bob Camp]

Hi

In this day and age, there are a *lot* of different fluxes running around. The “no clean” 
craze has hit cored solder the same as it has solder pastes. Also just like paste, you 
now have the “option” of getting SN plus … errrr … not lead. From what I’ve seen, neither
one is a good thing. They both require much more care than good old rosin core 63/37.

Bob

> On Nov 20, 2015, at 2:24 PM, 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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