MOTM

hugo.haesaert@... writes:

>>That no-clean solder "wet's" a bit harder, i think it has to do with the 
flux used, but i've experienced no "tooth-paste" effects.<<

I experimented trying the different solders on a junk circuit board using 
scrap components.  I found the no-clean solder flowed nice and freely also.  
So I figured I would just go ahead and use it instead of the organic.  But 
after I washed the board and saw how clean the section looked where I used 
organic, I went with the organic.  I hate trying to plan how much soldering I 
can do within a two hour timeframe, but I am getting away with only two board 
washes per board, sometimes washing serveral boards at once.  When I order 
another batch, I should have it down to one wash per board.

Now I need to work on getting solder iron tips to last more than one day of 
use.  Geez.  I retire my Ungar with its crappy copper tips and buy a new iron 
that uses nickel plated tips.  They look like stainless steel so they give me 
a false impression of long lasting straigth.  No luck.  I still go from nice 
fine point, to dull, disintergrating, hollow volcano tip within hours.

-Elhardt