On Oct 7, 2005, at 7:38 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Steve, AA4K wrote:
I'd be very reluctant to use a soldering iron tip cleaned with sal
ammoniac
on electronic equipment. For some manufacturers, it will void the
warranty.
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Now that's an interesting thought. What possible harm does a common
salt
(NH4)Cl do, especially if it's used as a cleaner that is long gone
before
the iron ever approaches an electronic component, not as a
soldering aid.
It's been a long time since I fiddled with that strange stuff, but
Jerry
reminds me that it is an excellent de-oxidizer. One of its interesting
properties is that it is NEVER a liquid. It is either a solid or a
gas,
depending upon the temperature. It's the gas boiling off of the solid
material when heated that provides the cleaning action.
How sublime (sorry, I couldn't resist).
Bob, N7XY
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