I'm bored right now while trying to wait for 4:30pm EST to roll around so i can go home from work and i thought i'd blab about how much i like flux
No there are some really good fluxes out there that make the soldering job go so much easier. The particular brand i use is from M-Line and it works very well. It does leave a residue lightly sticky but if you get the M-Line rosin solvent (Flux Remover) the solder joint will look nice beautiful
Beware that there are many types of flux ranging from plumbers grade and electrical grade and even electronics grade. I learned my lesson the hard way and used plumbers grade flux for a year long outdoor project and their is a chemical or something in that particular type of flux that cause my solder joints to rust and corrode in a matter of days. It caused me to take all the solder work i had just spent 3 weeks doing and toss it down the drain.
Use all the flux in the world on your electronics projects. Just make sure you use the right kind and make sure you remove all the left over residue from your PCB.
Flux is not a dirty word
M-lines rosin solvent is 50% Toluene and 50% Isopropanol
M-lines flux is a non corosive active rosin flux
This is not a sales pitch. Shop arround and find the flux that is right for your application and make sure you take it off as soon as your done soldering. Some fluxes contain impurities which are conductive
No there are some really good fluxes out there that make the soldering job go so much easier. The particular brand i use is from M-Line and it works very well. It does leave a residue lightly sticky but if you get the M-Line rosin solvent (Flux Remover) the solder joint will look nice beautiful
Beware that there are many types of flux ranging from plumbers grade and electrical grade and even electronics grade. I learned my lesson the hard way and used plumbers grade flux for a year long outdoor project and their is a chemical or something in that particular type of flux that cause my solder joints to rust and corrode in a matter of days. It caused me to take all the solder work i had just spent 3 weeks doing and toss it down the drain.
Use all the flux in the world on your electronics projects. Just make sure you use the right kind and make sure you remove all the left over residue from your PCB.
Flux is not a dirty word
M-lines rosin solvent is 50% Toluene and 50% Isopropanol
M-lines flux is a non corosive active rosin flux
This is not a sales pitch. Shop arround and find the flux that is right for your application and make sure you take it off as soon as your done soldering. Some fluxes contain impurities which are conductive