[hpsdr] Solder paste question
John
radio at mediacombb.net
Sat Oct 6 07:35:45 PDT 2012
I need some soldering paste to build a TAPR Penny Whistle kit. A local
ham says he saw some at Home Depot. I looked at the the Home Depot web
site and found they carry Lincoln Electric Bridigit 4 oz solder paste
(P/N BRPF4POP).
Has anyone on the list used this product? Is it definitely non-corrosive?
The reason I ask is someone at work bought a large bottle of rosin base
flux, but it was meant for wave solder. The hand built boards began to
corrode and I found this product was supposed to be washed off after
assembly. Before this was discovered, I used it on a prototype circuit
board which I cleaned with alcohol on pipe cleaners, but traces under
the IC's eventually opened up. I would like to get some paste fast, but
want to be sure it won't ruin the PC board.
John, WoGN
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