Electronics Guy
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Attempting to solder pin headers to single hole proto board.
Solder not wetting at all.
What's wrong?
Solder not wetting at all.
What's wrong?
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Also please post a picture of what you are doing.
Put that on its own line and use all caps next time. I'm hurt much more that way.I don't like you!
True. We might see beads of solder on dull/tarnished copper.A picture sometimes reveals more than words.
Solder not wetting at all.
If the parts are obviously tarnished, clean them first - but that is quite a rare thing to have to do.
Er... It's in the flux-cored solder, or they have a serious problem trying to do any electronic soldering!Most people do not have rosin based flux in their toolbox
Oh, I'm not sure. The solder I use at home is labeled as "rosin core", but maybe the name just carried through. I don't recall off the top of my head exactly what type of flux is in it.Do they even make rosin cored solder any more?, obviously all electronics solder is flux cored, but wasn't rosin removed on health grounds?.
There are lots of adverts for it still!Do they even make rosin cored solder any more?