Silver solder is fine, Tom. It is *not* recommended only because it requires slightly higher temperatures and so it is a little harder to remove parts should you need to service your K2. But, with a little care, parts can be removed just fine - assuming you ever need to do so.
The issue here is that there is no particular "correct" solder. The correct solder depends a great deal upon the experience and preferences of the builder as to composition (60/40 or eutectic), metallurgy (silver, non lead, etc) and size. Some time back Wayne made the decision not to specify a particular type, but to define one readily-available type for those who have no preference and to outline what to avoid for those wishing to use something different. The bottom line remains to avoid "...acid-core solder, water-soluble flux solder, or any corrosive or conductive flux or solvent..." There are so many options available out there, and so many builders have already established a preference for particular composition, size, etc., of solder, that it was decided to leave the choice up to the builder as long as the above restrictions were observed. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom McCulloch Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 7:07 PM To: Marty Young; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solder in Elecraft kits I haven't been following this thread, but the poster seems to make a valid point. I built K2 #1103 several years ago and the thinking at that time was to use an alloy of silver solder. So that's what I did. Once my kit was built I more or less ignored the posts regarding solder, but about a year or so ago (I could be wrong here) I thought I read that using silver solder was a bad idea. OK, so things change, my K2 was built, life goes on. I believe the poster's point here is that he wanted to use the 'correct' type of solder (i.e. that which is currently thought to be appropriate for the Elecraft kits) and who better than the Elecraft guys to make that call (or at the very least the recommendation). If they provided a small supply of that type of solder with the kits, the builder could try it out and decide for himself if that was they he wanted to guy and then purchase a pound. Just my two cents. Tom WB2QDG K2 1103 ('silver on the inside') _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
