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Old 12-22-2009 | 06:06 AM
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Imbuter2000
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Originally Posted by marine6680
Flux can not mix with metal, there will never be a mixture of flux and solder.
I still don't understand well a thing: where does all that flux (that you apply with the pen between the connector and the tin) go? does a layer of rosin (or a little residue of it) remain under the tin/lead? if not, why not and how can I be sure that it does not? I can't see under the tin/lead and I can't clean it if it's there.

Originally Posted by marine6680
There is a reason why solders come with flux cores, flux is good.
...but solder comes with 0%, 1.1%, 2.2% or 3.3%... so why?
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