On a sunny day (Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:30:29 +0000) it happened Syd Rumpo
On 21/02/2013 01:13, cameo wrote:
I haven't bought any soldering supplies lately and am not familiar with
the latest best products. Can anybody recommend some good lead-free flux
that's easy to work with and is widely available in the US?
I use ordinary plumbing flux for lead-free plumbing[1] applied with a
toothpick or small brush. It works very well for prototyping, a small
tub will last for years, but I guess it wouldn't be approved for
manufacture.
The ordinary 'plumbing' flux here is called S39,
it is extremely agressive and should not be used on electronic components.
http://s39flux.com/
I repeat ****NOT**** for electronic components.
[1] You can't have lead-free 'plumbing'. Plumbers should now be called
'tinkers' and what they do, 'tinkering'.
Yea, that is what everybody does, even designing trains and plane.