Vintage Synth Repair

I don't know what topic you could be talking about, but generally, 
solder with silver in it is better than standard Sn60/Pb40 one.

Kester makes pretty good solder you can find at Mouser :
http://www.mouser.com/catalog/629/1797.pdf

I have some "44" 63/37 solder, it's much cheaper than solder with Ag in 
it, and works pretty well. You don't need to clean the flux, 
non-corrosive/non-conductive flux = not necessary to clean. (Even if not 
specified in the catalog like in type-285's description)

$40 is probably justifiable for 1 pound of Sn/Pb/Ag solder, it lasts for 
a veeery long time anyways.

Keith Gramlich a \ufffdcrit :

> Hi Eveyone,
>  
> Hoping someone out there knows or remembers the thread and on which 
> list it was, but there was a discussion sometime back talking about an 
> electronic solder formulation that was a better grade/alloy than the 
> typical "Radio Shack" garbage. Can anyone remember what it is and the 
> electronic "e-tailer" it could be had from?
>  
> I need to do some work on my Rodgers Trio and want to use the proper 
> stuff.
>  
> Thanks all!!
>  
> Keith Gramlich

Hello Keith:I've been an organ repairman for over 30 years and worked 
for a Rodgers dealer for about 5 years and I would suggest using the 
garbage that radio shack sells,the manufacturer uses nothing better 
than 60/40 rosin core solder and anything else would be 
overkill,Manufacturers don't use silver solder,they try to get the 
product out the door and let the repair techs worry about it after 
that,I work on Allens,Rodgers,Galanti,Johannus,Viscount,and many 
more,I've never had a recall for a repair because of a faulty solder 
connection and the circuits in your trio are not that sensitive to 
need better solder.you need to worry more about the capacitors in 
your older organ drying out and going bad,this is what I see 
happening in a lot of organs of the era of yours.
Regards,
Tim k.




--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, Keith Gramlich 
<kgramlich@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Eveyone,
> 
> Hoping someone out there knows or remembers the thread and on which 
list it was, but there was a discussion sometime back talking about 
an electronic solder formulation that was a better grade/alloy than 
the typical "Radio Shack" garbage. Can anyone remember what it is and 
the electronic "e-tailer" it could be had from?
> 
> I need to do some work on my Rodgers Trio and want to use the 
proper stuff.

> 
> Thanks all!!
> 
> Keith Gramlich
>