Originally Posted by
jla8874
That was a great soldering how-to you linked to. But I have question. I'm going to start using flux now, so if you use rosin flux, does that mean then you dont want to use rosin core solder with that? I have two different 60/40 solders, ones rosin core and the others nc(no clean) core. Which is best to use with flux? Thanks.
No, you can use the same solder you've already got.
The fact of the matter is that, as the tutorial suggested, that flux is an etching agent that allows the solder to flow easier. Just using rosin core solder is fine for quick and easy work, that's what it was intended for, but there's so liitle rosin flux in it it's hard to use for anything more than just soldering two wires together. But for more of the heavy duty connections needed in RCing (much like plumbing connections) flux allows one to make that needed better connection.