So I have an 10+ year old spool of 60/40 solder from RadioShack.
I’m wondering if I should replace it with an eutectic solder, such as 63/37 or 62/36/2… I’ve probably still have 6 ounces of the 8 ounce spool left. lol
Any Thoughts?
So I have an 10+ year old spool of 60/40 solder from RadioShack.
I’m wondering if I should replace it with an eutectic solder, such as 63/37 or 62/36/2… I’ve probably still have 6 ounces of the 8 ounce spool left. lol
Any Thoughts?
IMO is probably doesn’t matter
LOL. That’s how I use solder also. If it works, it’s good enough.
I have always used eutectic solder. The main benefits are lower melting temp and rapid plastic to solid state, right? I don’t think the second benefit matters much in keyboard building because the switches don’t move while soldering.
Probably not much of a difference one way or the other.
That’s pretty much the guise, that I’ve been operating under.
The ability to solder at a lower temp is always better for the components. and the shorter transition time for a liquid to a solid state, is a plus…
I could just get a spool of 63/37 for component soldering and keep the 60/40 for wire tinning… worst case, someone inherits 2 spools of solder. lol
Use it up before buying more. I had an old spool of 60/40 I used on a few boards & have had no issues with them.
I’m pretty sure that the spool I have was sitting in my dads garage since the 90s, I don’t even know what it is, but it works great.
I’m probably going to stick with my spool of 60/40, but part of me wants to pick up a spool of 63/37 and do some science… though I don’t think there would be any noticeable differences, when working with a thermal mass as small as the thermal masses, that we deal with.
I’ve had the same spool of 60/40 for so long. It’ll still take me a cool minute before I finish it. Next big spool I’ll get will probably be 63/37 since I’ve only heard good things about it for the last year.
At the end of the day, they all work if you know what you’re doing.
holy smokes. new endgame build materials there
That site doesn’t inspire much confidence when they’re trying to sell 3ft of 92.5% lead solder for $95 and 3ft of normal $63/37 for $75.
That does make a bit more sense. Kinda an odd measure anyhow though.
Yep, I feel like they are an industrial supplier.
so i need to start a group buy and sell off some of this 3ft spool of solder now?