[sdiy] Larry's MOTM/diy/AH pages

[J. Larry Hendry]

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: vitreousflux <vitreousflux at wwnet.net>
> Very nice pictures!

Thank you.

> One question I have from seeing his progress list: why
> does he say at one stage, "organic solder done" ? I've
> been using just one kind of solder for whole
> projects....

MOTM kits come with 2 kinds of solder.  Most all of the PCB work is done
with organic solder which is water washable.  This solder is easier to use
than the "no clean" kind of stuff.   Once the board will be washed no more,
we switch to a solder that does not require washing.  Of course, you have to
do this before you start attaching wires.  The corrosive organic washable
flux can wick into the stranded wire.

One could do the whole thing with "no clean" type solder.  However, I like
leaving the boards as clean as possible and the organic stuff is so much
easier to use.  I used one type of solder too before MOTM.  But, Paul has
converted me to his way of thinking.  I do all my projects this way now.

> It looks like what's left after his organic solder is
> cabling, mostly. Is it a diff type of solder used for
> cabling so as to reduce corrosion?

Yep, exactly.  Kester no-clean.

Larry Hendry