On 02/24/2019 08:48 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
I've noted a general lack of availability of decent rosin cored solders
here too. The anti lead folks are getting laws passed by people who have
no knowledge of the technology involved. So called lead free, is mostly
tin, and tin grows whiskers that short to adjacent connections. So the
last time I saw 3% silver but otherwise eutectic solder for sale I
stocked up what I thought was a lifetime supply, but I'm beginning to
worry I may run out while I am still sucking air. Expect to pay north of
$100 a pound for good stuff. And it may be completely under the table
stuff in another 10 years, Stock up when you get a chance.
Well, I've been buying some of my wire solder (SAC305) on
eBay for a while. Lots of outfits are selling the stuff for
about half the distributor price (which is wildly expensive).
As for plain flux, GC chemicals made the stuff I use. I
think you can still get this from distributors.I add a bit
of butanol to keep it at the right consistency, but that is
not something everybody has around. I also use some
water-soluble liquid flux for my dip soldering process, get
that from eBay also.
Jon
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