Soldering and other skills (was Re: QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81 Question))

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Wed Apr 3 01:41:56 2002

On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Tony Duell wrote:

> > Whatever SRBP board dumps when heated to 180 deg C (toner transfer)
>
> And whatever tantalum bead capacitors give off when then explode!

Whatever the stuff is, it is really, really nasty! The worst part is
cleaning the crud off the board and surrounding components...

> > Rosin (solder flux - Maplin probably don't use it in their lousy
> > "Adepto" solder)
>
> Which is why I prefer real 'Multicore' brand solder...

I've been using solder made by Alpha Metals, and have had very good luck
with it. The flux gives off nearly no smell, and does not turn brown when
heated. I imagine it is some type of no-clean flux, but I still use flux
remover to clean it from any boards I work on.

-Toth
Received on Wed Apr 03 2002 - 01:41:56 BST