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Re: Liquid Tin - Good :-) , Pulsar paper - Bad :-(

2006-08-21 by derekhawkins

>Much easier than the solder paste I
>was using and looks a bunch better too - thanks for that tip Robert!

My experience with Liquid Tin boards is that the tin coating is ultra 
thin and it suffers from flux discoloration. The nice silvery finish 
is replaced by an ugly irreversible gray/brownish tarnish wherever the 
flux touches. Even Tinit boards are better in this respect. If you 
don't use extra flux (other than what's in the solder) then you may 
not notice it.

They all have their pros and cons, I have lots of Coolamp, Tinit and 
Liquid Tin here but still prefer water soluble solder paste. Once 
you've mastered its application using a foam brush it's quite easy to 
use and works best with solder and fluxes since that's what it is.

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "lcdpublishing" 
<lcdpublishing@...> wrote:
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