Re: [MBZ] Don's cars, was Class system

2006-11-28 Thread Jim Cathey
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,

Re: [MBZ] Don's cars, was Class system

2006-11-28 Thread Zeitgeist
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

Re: [MBZ] Don's cars, was Class system

2006-11-28 Thread Tyler Backman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 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

Re: [MBZ] Don's cars, was Class system

2006-11-28 Thread OK Don
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.