[R-390] WTF What The Flux?

[rbethman]

Just shows how bad my memory really is!  I only know that it was the 
ONLY place for it to be used!

Never bothered to learn *what* its chemical name was.  Just knew where 
to use it, and where NOT to use it.

It does NOT belong in electrical/electronics/plumbing.  It eats what it 
gets applied to.  Electrical use results in big time failures, and 
plumbing use results in water leaks everywhere.

I definitely am also NOT a fan of this RoHS nonsense either!  It is 
worse in plumbing than electrical, and is a royal PIA to get a good 
joint.  Manufacturers may have found "the" method to use it, but I sure 
haven't!

Bob - N0DGN



On 11/8/2013 2:13 PM, Charles Steinmetz wrote:
>
>> ZnCl is a *bad* thing to use.  You may as well just go and get the 
>> acid flux used on old radiators!
>
> Zinc Chloride IS the acid flux used on old radiators.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Charles