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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: WunderCade on November 18, 2007, 04:37:45 pm
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What's the best type of solder to use when resoldering joints and caps on a monitor, or on the other components in the cab in general?
THANKS.
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there are so many types but this is the type i tend to use as its an all rounder
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=cpc/344680.xml
anything like this is good for general component work
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What's the best type of solder to use when resoldering joints and caps on a monitor, or on the other components in the cab in general?
THANKS.
Electronic with rosin core and 60/40 mix of tin/lead.
Don't use that unleaded crap and never use 'plumbing' type or acid core.
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kester does a fine job .. though, a bit pricey :'( so, watch for sale pricing...
a cheaper alternative is tenma brand ( mcm electronics 800 543-4330 ) it is a good gen purpose solder.
qrz
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Also try to get it pretty thin if you are working on a PCB. It makes it easier to control the amount and exact applied location of the solder. I'd go with something between a 0.020" and 0.032".
Rick
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kester does a fine job .. though, a bit pricey :'( so, watch for sale pricing...
a cheaper alternative is tenma brand ( mcm electronics 800 543-4330 ) it is a good gen purpose solder.
Is brand really all that big of an issue? It's 60/40. It's got Rosin. What else is there?
It's not like I buy all sorts of solder, but I've never really noticed a difference from the overpriced stuff at Rat Shack, to the stuff you get from MCM.
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brand names can be of significance i.e. yugo vs lamborgini ;D
in solder , rosin formulation and tin/lead ratios cause performance to vary from one brand to another .
"el cheapo" solder and a 128+ pin surface mount ic is not a good combination ...
qrz
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brand names can be of significance i.e. yugo vs lamborgini ;D
in solder , rosin formulation and tin/lead ratios cause performance to vary from one brand to another .
"el cheapo" solder and a 128+ pin surface mount ic is not a good combination ...
Cars compared to solder.... It's like grapes to nuts. :dunno
60/40 ratio is supposed to be 60/40. Are variances so great that it's possible to get 70/30 or 50/50 on solder spec'd as 60/40?
Isn't rosin just an acid they get from pine trees? Or is there more to it than that?
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formulations from reputable companies should be as listed in product data ....no name products may be questionable...
for kicks , see :
www.bhavanimetals.com/Solder_Wire_Rosin_Core_Solder.htm
www.wassco.com/rosbassolflu.html
www.tpub.com/neets/book4/12i.htm
www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npdg0547.html
and just for amusement :
www.science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/16aug_solder.htm
all via google : "rosin solder"
qrz