Happy Birthday, Steve -- apparently October 18 was a very good day, as it is also my birthday (albeit one year before yours). :)
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "AlienRelics" <alienrelics@...> wrote:
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> I suspect you have the order of things reversed. It is likely that they chose that as a name they could trademark. "Solder wick" could not be trademarked as it is a term in general use.
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> I don't know if I'm an "oldie" at 48 (wish me a happy birthday, today is mine), but I knew some ham radio operators when I was in high school. Some of them were in their 70s (this was also in the '70s for symmetry) and all of them pronounced it with a silent "l".
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> Now let's talk about something more on topic...
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> Steve Greenfield
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Mathison" <andrewdavid.mathison@> wrote:
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> > I think the problem, if thats the right name, has been found, it would appear that soldering products are/were sold in the USA under the name Soder.......that is complete news to me, but would explain everything.....
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> > Can any of the US Oldies say that for certain or not please? Thanks in advance.
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> > Greetings from
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> > Andy Mathison
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