Also make sure that when purchasing 60/40 solder that you get rosin core. The acid core flux will quickly corrode any sort of electrical connection.
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Jim Miller WB5OXQ" <wb5oxq@grandecom.net>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 11:00:12 -0600
>
>Electronic solder IS conductive or it is no good. 60-40 is the most widely
>used for electronic work. Use enough heat to make solder flow like a liquid
>and be sure not to move the work while it hardens. You can however use too
>much heat ahc burn up the device if not careful. For this kind of work a 40
>watt iron is probably best with a small chisel tip.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@earthlink.net>
>To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
>Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 12:45 AM
>Subject: DML: Solder Question
>
>
>>
>> This is off topic - but I'll throw in some dak related stuff in the end
>> to make it all better.
>>
>> I have a TV remote control that stopped owrking on me. upon dissasembly
>> of the unit I discovered a small transistor or whatever has broken
>> partially off the circuit board. By pressing it back down on the board
>> it returned the remote to its functioning state. Heres the question...
>>
>> I went to buy solder and an iron (I used to have one - dunno where it is
>> now) I noticed there were different blends of solder. 50/50, 60/40 and
>> 5/95 in various mixes of tin and The ones listes for electrical were
>> listed as being "non conductive" I assume so that the solder provides
>> aa layer of insulation? Well I want it to be conductive so that the
>> little metal tab that broke off (I guess its not really a resistor
>> then), will connect to the board and conduct its electrical signals as
>> normal. What solder mix should I use?
>>
>> Now for the Dak content... Um - my tie rods are still clunking, I have
>> a slow tire leak, trans is buzzing like a hornets nest and my head
>> lights are still full of mud (INSIDE) from going thrugh The Pit this
>> summer. But I'm all ready for snow plowing. Hey - I didn't say what
>> the Dak content was gonna be did I? LOL
>>
>>
>> --
>>
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>--------------
>> Terrible Tom
>>
>> "It's a living thing... It breathes, it eats, ...and it hates..."
>>
>> Silver '89 Reg Cab, V6, Auto, 8 footer, 4x2
>> Silver '89 Reg Cab, V6, Auto, 8 footer, 4x4 w plow - (aka Granpa)
>>
>> AIM Screen name: SilverEightynine
>>
>> DML Profile URL:
>> http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/LkxxVw49jp7dU/
>>
>>
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