James, I would suggest that using the non-cored solder might be 'tricky' (but then I don't know your experience or skill level). You may want to get a rosin flux pen and experiment with it, but if it were me, I would get the spool of Kester 285 for general use and be done with it.
I am not sure why hams spend a lot of money on a transceiver and then balk at getting the right tools to service it. To me it is about the same as buying a Porshe and trying to use an old set of pliers to change the spark plugs. 73, Don W3FPR James Sarte wrote: > Per Elecraft's soldering notes/suggestions: > > > > Kits submitted for repair which HAVE been assembled using No-Clean or > Water-Soluble fluxes > > MAY be refused service..! > > > > Yet in the same PDF, they have a list of recommended solder. Kester 245 is > one of them and happens to be a no-clean MA solder. It is not rosin cored. > Should I just buy a spool of the Kester 285 and be done with it? > > > > Vy 73, > > James K2QI > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
