Originally Posted by
DavidR
Hello again Marine!
Quick question... I can't seem to find my stash of "good" leaded solder...
So I think I'm gonna order some off Ebay...
I just wanted to verify that I'm getting the right stuff.
I realise it's a little thin, but I do work on electronics as well, so the small wire works better for that... I can twist it to double up the thickness in R/C applications.
I just need to verify that its the correct stuff..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Originally Posted by
Imbuter2000
Unfortunately there is no right stuff on eBay. All have a D.O.M. (date of manifacture) older than 3 years or unknown.
This one has an (intentionally?) damaged D.O.M.
Originally Posted by
DavidR
Yeah... I guess I forgot about that...
Even if I were to find my stash of old solder it's probably 20+ years old anyway. It's stuff my grandfather brought home from work YEARS ago when he worked for Bendix (then bought by Allied Signal, Now Honeywell) as an EE.
It's been working good for the years I've been in the hobby though... Which is probably 10 or so.
Anybody got a good source on solder anyway?
That is the right kind and that is a good brand. The DOM is smudged a bit but I can see Jan of 08, but don't hold me to that. Amazon sells it for around $25 for a spool and an online electronics place will be around $30.
The older stuff will work fine, so long as it was stored well indoors, but the flux core will be dry and it may be corroded on the outside. Just use extra flux and it will work and flow pretty well.
Yeah that is on the thin side for batteries and ESCs, but if you can only have one roll, the thinner stuff is more versatile. You can always double or triple wind some to use on larger components like you said.