[sdiy] unleaded solder

[Barry Klein]

Real men flick the crud off with their finger...   :-)

But really all you need to do is to get some rosin flux and put it into a syringe. A thin coating of what you intend to solder will leave a shiny solder job when you're done. You can get the syringes on eBay/Amazon/wwgrainger. Downside is that the syringes leak and the flux can eat the rubber seal.


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> On Apr 2, 2016, at 10:42 AM, Sarah Thompson <plodger at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> +1
> 
> It’s like soldering with cheese. I’m no huge fan.
> 
> Sarah
> 
>> On Apr 2, 2016, at 9:27 AM, Eric Brombaugh <ebrombaugh1 at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>> It's not your imagination and not your age or technique - lead-free solder is harder to work with. It requires a higher melting point and generally gives joints that are more likely to appear "cold". It also does very strange stuff if it alloys with remnants of lead-based solder, so it's best to use a tip that's never been near leaded solder.
>> 
>> I'd avoid lead-free for DIY applications - it's not worth the effort.
>> 
>> Eric
> 
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