I finally received my 1lb. spool of the new Kester solder and soldered up a few boards to see how it works.
My initial findings:
As far as wetting goes, it's still not as active as "44," but it wets better than any other no-clean flux I've tried. I was kind of disappointed that it wasn't as active as "44," but I guess there's a reason the stuff has been as popular for as long as it has.
As far as the fumes go, they've got a winner there. Much less visible smoke than I've ever seen from a flux core solder, and what few whiffs of it I got were not nasty/irritating in the slightest. Based on this alone, I don't want to use anything else until they come out with something better.
The only place I could find it for under $20 a pound (and a pound is the minimum) was Contact East. If enough people wanted to try it, Small Bear could probably put together a decent price on it. If you're interested let him know.
Cool 8). Thanks Erik!
Strong words there. :D
Now what to do with 15/16ths of a pound of "44"? lol!
Take care,
-Peter
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Now what to do with 15/16ths of a pound of "44"? lol!
Heh....it's retribution for your making us want to toss our 60/40!