Need some .6mm solder. I gave what was left of my cheap 63/37 to a friend who needed some. Stumbled on this brand. I figured "made in Japan" it must be half decent but it doesn't give flux percentage or flux type unless you can read japanese maybe. Anyone hear of it before? As long as it has 2% flux it pretty much checks every box for me. 63/37, .6mm, 2% or more flux.
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Re: Anyone ever hear of this solder brand before?
Originally posted by stj View Posti hope that doesnt mean it's made in november 2005!!
would be nice to know if the flux contains Halide.
because Halide is good, but unhealthy to breath - so a lot of solder is Halide free,
but you need the Halide to solder to things like brass.
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Was able to translate it but no flux info unfortunately.Last edited by jayjr1105; 03-20-2022, 06:07 PM.--------------------------------------------------------------
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Originally posted by jayjr1105 View PostNeed some .6mm solder. I gave what was left of my cheap 63/37 to a friend who needed some. Stumbled on this brand. I figured "made in Japan" it must be half decent but it doesn't give flux percentage or flux type unless you can read japanese maybe. Anyone hear of it before? As long as it has 2% flux it pretty much checks every box for me. 63/37, .6mm, 2% or more flux.
As for percentage it's unspecified.
Originally posted by stj View Posti hope that doesnt mean it's made in november 2005!!
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Originally posted by stj View Postlucky you, in the u.k. we are getting fucked by exchange rates.
500grams of decent solder is about $100!!!!!
the same roll from poland - half that.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/power...ons=4294378735
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I paid 16usd a two years ago for this. It's 32 now, but that's still not 100.
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/738-13977
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Originally posted by petehall347 View Postmaybe you are looking in the wrong place ?
i use one with added nickel and germanium for use on fine copper wire/traces.
https://www.tme.eu/en/details/sn100k...tannol/810916/
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Originally posted by stj View Postno, your forgetting i use lead-free, that averages £70 a roll for standard crap
i use one with added nickel and germanium for use on fine copper wire/traces.
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the good stuff works just fine thanks
i use it partly because it's stronger so things that have heatsinks wont need resoldering in future so much,
and partly because any comercial repair on goods made after 1996 i think it is, must use leadfree.
military,aviation and medical exemptions exist - but they are being slowly phased out with the newer solder formulations.
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I bought a 1lb roll of lead free for $8 which was possibly a pricing error just so I have some lead free if anyone ever requests it...
Is this stuff any good? I have another leaded MG chemicals roll and it's my go to.
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the metal blend is o.k.
i wouldnt mind seing the flux ingredients - it's the flux that really matters.
i'v said it before a lot, HALIDE is your friend - as long as your not snorting the fumes
it will make the solder take to stuff like brass contacts and maybe even aluminium or some types of steel.
if you get halide-free flux then your shit out of luck soldering to brass.
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Halide confirmed!Last edited by stj; 03-24-2022, 06:25 PM.
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I took a gamble and bought this stuff and it arrived already. Wets really nicely and has adequate flux content from the residue you have to clean up afterwards. It doesn't finish quite as shiny as my MG Chemicals or Chipquick spool but it's miles better than the chinese .6mm stuff it's going to replace. It smells different than my other two as well but not sure what to make of that.--------------------------------------------------------------
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Originally posted by stj View Postthe chinese use pure rosin usually,
the chipquick is water soluable flux - thats toxic just so you know and has to be cleaned off.
the others dont say
all fluxes smell different
https://cdn.badcaps-static.com/pdfs/...98b4ece8e5.pdf
Same with the MG.
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Last edited by jayjr1105; 03-26-2022, 02:29 PM.--------------------------------------------------------------
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thats rosin - mostly.
if you see milky light brown flux then it may be stannol HS10 - it's very common because it works well but it's hard to remove.
the other common one in europe is stannol krystal, it's only in lead-free solder but it's completly colourless and water-clear.
it's the only one i use
stannol seems to license or supply their fluxes to other solder makers.
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I should clarify. The pictures there are both uncleaned and the MG chemicals is the very shiny one.--------------------------------------------------------------
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