switches with deoxit, etc. before installing. This time I'm going to
remove the old solder and replace with new instead of just melting the
old like I did last time.
If you didn't add any new solder during the resoldering, you didn't
do it right. It's not so much the new solder that helps,
Ah, so now he tells me...
On 11/27/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you didn't add any new solder during the resoldering, you didn't
do it right. It's not so much the new solder that helps, it's the new
flux you get with it. Reheating old crystalline oxidized joints is an
exercise
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Actually, if any significant amount of old solder is left, you didn't
do it right. The old solder should be removed with a solder wick or
vacuum (both available at radio shack) and replaced entirely. I would
also use a small amount of
Yup - I can attest to the accuracy of that statement! I've un-earthed
my trusty Paladin solder sucker - will attack the PBU soon!
If you didn't add any new solder during the resoldering, you didn't
do it right. It's not so much the new solder that helps, it's the new
flux you get with it.