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see also whitequark's soldering mistakes troubleshooting guide: - beginner: not using flux - intermediate: not using enough flux - advanced: not using the ri
by lukego 4y ago
see also whitequark's soldering mistakes troubleshooting guide:
- beginner: not using flux
- intermediate: not using enough flux
- advanced: not using the right flux
and visually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfIwHuGzUEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfIwHuGzUEk
- pcurve 4y agoVery satisfying to watch. Good soldering job feels so good!
- microtonal 4y agoI don't know, I use lead-free solder with a resin core and my joint looks much cleaner than most I see on /r/ErgoMechKeyboards , where people generally apply liberal amounts of flux.
- lukego 4y agoGreat work and great choice of flux-cored solder wire!
- severino 4y agoAfter seeing the video, I wonder if someone could recommend some flux like the one shown there, the one that looks like a yellow-orange paste. Just so I don't end up "not using the right flux" ;)
- lukego 4y agoMy $0.02 is to choose name-brand solder wire (e.g. Kester/Multicore/ChipQuik) with "RA" or "RMA" flux core. That will flow well and be gentle on your tips. The "not right" flux is often a nasty no-clean flux core in solder wire. Many don't flow well and leave a horrid residue on your tips that's hard to remove. (The bad reputation of lead-free solder seems to come not from the alloy but from solder wire with lousy choice of flux core.) The "not enough" flux is often reworking something where the flux has been vaporized leaving only the solder. Then you need to add some new flux like in the video. The gold standard seems to be Amtech tacky fluxes like https://www.amazon.com/Amtech-Solder-Flux-NC-559-V2-TF-16150 https://www.amazon.com/Amtech-Solder-Flux-NC-559-V2-TF-16150
- knodi123 4y agobroken amazon page better amtech solder flux nc-559 https://www.amazon.com/Amtech-Solder-Flux-NC-559-V2-TF-16150/dp/B01DR62IYY/ https://www.amazon.com/Amtech-Solder-Flux-NC-559-V2-TF-16150...