[R-390] Now *this* is a really nifty idea...

[w9ya]

Thank you for the validation.

I have been able to find ALL the solders I would normally use in both 60/40
and 63/37 formulations, even the older rosin core stuff.

Lately I have been using mostly (smt work) "no-clean" cored stuff. This is
NOT the same as water soluble solder, which should be avoided as it requires
cleaning and is very acidic.

Bob
w9ya

On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Bill Hawkins <bill at iaxs.net> wrote:

>  Yes, you need the right solder! And the right heat, and flux, and a clean
> mechanical joint that will not move while it cools.
>
> Look up "eutectic solder" to find out why the right alloy makes a
> difference.
>
> A eutectic alloy of tin and lead is 63/37%, but most radio solder is/was
> 60/40.
>
> Soldering copper pipe (before the plastic pipe industry helped to declare
> insignificant amounts of lead as poisonous) helps to broaden soldering
> skills.
>
> Bill Hawkins
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:** *w9ya
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 04, 2009 1:45 PM
> Even with the best of instruction and many decades of daily practice,
> without good solder ANYONE will have a tough time doing a good joint.
>
> To wit; be sure to get solder designed for hand soldering work. Eustatic
> stuff comes to mind, and these formulas ARE avialable in stuff that does not
> use rosin in the core. BUT **you** have to be the one that uses the right
> stuff.
>
>
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