Sal ammoniac seems to rather innocuous...Not only is it commonly used in solder flux, dry cell electrolyte and fertilizer, it is used in Vodka as flavor enhancer, in cough medicine as an expectorant, and in the manufacture of candy...It is also used in plywood glue, in shampoo, and as a media for growing yeast...I hardly think it will harm circuit boards if it is used to tin a soldering iron tip...Besides, I have been using it for 60 years and have not seen any bad things happen...
Jerry, wa2dkg >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. I do not recall Elecraft's policy on sal ammoniac, but I'd check with them before using a soldering iron tip cleaned with sal ammoniac on Elecraft products< _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
