hiya guys,
a quick word on solder told to me by a very experienced electronics wizard , the modern lead free stuff requires a 25% more powerful iron to flow , also, if you can use it safely, always go for leaded solder and as mentioned a little extra flux is always useful , there is no guarentee that the flux core is consistantly run through the solder , its also worth giving the terminals a little clean with very fine emery paper as some companies varnish them to stop them tarnishing while being stored.
Last edited by dirty; 08-01-2013 at 02:15 PM.
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