AVR-Chat

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Larry Barello" <yahoo@b...> wrote:
> Well, I went out and got my kester no-clean .025 solder and a flux 
pen.
> After trying to solder down some 1206 and 603 parts I have one 
thing to say:
> 
> What a waste of money.
> 
> For small parts, hand assembly the old rosin RMA stuff (sticky goo) 
works
> much better - things stick, they wet and the solder sucks into 
every crack
> drawing the part and centering it over the pad.
> 
> The no-clean, is truly no clean, no wet, no stick.  And, yes, I got 
the pen
> to flow.  I paint over the pads, it evaporates and leaves behind a 
faint
> cloud of powder...

I don't have any problems. The flux from the pen I use (Electrolube)
is sticky and leaves a slight residue, which I clean off with IPA. 
The old resin-based flux solder is better, as you say.

Leon