Re: My A2 Hardware Projects

[russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)]

In article <beSdnbaDRN01f4TYnZ2dnUVZ_oGdnZ2d@comcast.com>,
Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
>
>The active ingredient is not actually the fresh solder, but the
>fresh flux, which aids heat transfer and solder flow.

Right.  Nowadays you can get "flux pens" which allow you to apply
fresh flux easily.

For the tough parts, I used to heat up a pin, get as much solder as
possible with the bulb, and then wiggle it as it cooled, deliberately
creating a bad solder joint which could be broken cold or with a tap
of the iron on the remaining bit.
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