Ken, I believe that solder will work fine for you - the 63/37 alloy is quite desirable, so as long as the flux is good for electronic work, you are in business.
Yes, a 700 degree F. tip is great. I prefer ones with a 1.5 to 3 mm screwdriver type tip, but the conical ones work good for many others. Do not use the very long cylindrical tips for thru-hole work because there is not much heat mass by the time you get all the way to the end of the tip - save those tiny ones for SMD work. 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > Hi all > My K2/100 is dispatched and awaiting arrival. I have been advised > to use lead solder for building the kit. Looking through my junk > box I have found a 500g reel of leaded solder, 0.7mm dia, it's > alloy is 8 - sn63pb37, I presum this is ok for the job in hand!! > Lastly tips, I have a weller and have an assortment of tips > ranging from large to very fine tips all stamps 7, ie 700f, on > the base. Will I be ok using those fine tips! or should I get a > differant temp tips. > > cheers > > Ken..G0ORH > _______________________________________________ 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
