[sdiy] Dumbest Mistakes with Synths Contest Anyone?

[Colin f]

> The solder was Maplin's own brand - 99.3% tin, with 0.7% copper.
> It just didn't seem to want to flow freely onto the solder 
> terminals of the
> 3.5mm jacks I was using, either for tinning, or soldering.

That type of solder is sold by Rapid as their 'economy' lead-free solder.
It is crap.
You'll get much better results with the tin/silver/copper solder.
It's not as good as 4 star, but a lot more like it than the tin/copper
rubbish.

Cheers,
Colin f