[GHeliMax]

Do you use for SMDs too?

[dashpuppy]

Originally Posted by GHeliMax

Do you use for SMDs too?

yup and use a little brush. You don't have to though. If you have resin core solder you should be fine.. I've done tons of smd and through hole never needed flux, i only use it on wire..

I also have some MG chemicals flux removal spray too, cleans the boards up really nice!

[GHeliMax]

Originally Posted by dashpuppy

yup and use a little brush. You don't have to though. If you have resin core solder you should be fine.. I've done tons of smd and through hole never needed flux, i only use it on wire..

I also have some MG chemicals flux removal spray too, cleans the boards up really nice!

Thanks for that. I've found the flux core solder works well too. I just don't seem to have the same elegance as some of those videos where they tin all the pads by skating across them. They make it look easy

[dashpuppy]

Originally Posted by GHeliMax

Thanks for that. I've found the flux core solder works well too. I just don't seem to have the same elegance as some of those videos where they tin all the pads by skating across them. They make it look easy

when you have a clean bare soldering board solder sticks to it so easy and nicely. When you man handle a pcb board many times it gets covered in human oil. Solder doesn't like that. I usually try to touch a fresh pcb with the corners.

[gixerfien]

Originally Posted by GHeliMax

That's what I use - dip the tip end of the wire to tin it. I then use rosin core solder (without adding more flux) to join the tinned wire to the tinned connector. Wipe clean while still warm.

Originally Posted by GHeliMax

Pic shows Oatey 1lb container (available in most big box stores - also available in smaller containers) and Kester 50g container. Went looking at Sayal Web site. Shows products under "flux paste" but haven't seen chemical composition info online.

And no... I do not use this on electronics.

I'm confused, in one you say you dip the wire, and the other you say you don't use this on electronics

[dashpuppy]

Originally Posted by gixerfien

I'm confused, in one you say you dip the wire, and the other you say you don't use this on electronics

think he is stating he doesn't use those on electronics, but maybe on wire.. or the stuff he is showing isn't for electronics.

[gixerfien]

Originally Posted by dashpuppy

think he is stating he doesn't use those on electronics, but maybe on wire.. or the stuff he is showing isn't for electronics.

Cuz I was gonna say, I can't think of anything that has wire that isn't electronics

[tskca]

DashPuppy:

Where did you buy the Rosin flux in the blue bottle?

If Nanaimo has it, then, it must be available in Maple Ridge. LOL

Monday:

Thanks Dashpuppy for the information; I'll need to do some research to find a closer source.

[dashpuppy]

Originally Posted by tskca

DashPuppy:

Where did you buy the Rosin flux in the blue bottle?

If Nanaimo has it, then, it must be available in Maple Ridge. LOL

Qual electronics in Victoria B.C it was 8$ i grabbed a bottle when i grabbed some clear heatshrink & new 1lb roll of solder

EDIT:

I know you can buy it at futureactive in Burnaby, why not try there ?

[GHeliMax]

I keep 'shorting out' my communications

'wire' ... let me rephrase ... 'electrical' ... LiPo leads, ESC leads, especially those large gauge multi-filament silicone sheathed wires. Seems like some have 100+ strands! Lots of air space. Flux helps solder flow through those multiple filaments more easily.

In the 'electronics' field, I find wires are most often single strand. That's when you have wiring. Circuit boards and increasingly lead less components ... increasingly challenging to handle!

And yes, I'd consider that flux too 'aggressive' for the finesse of today's electronic circuitry. Like swatting a fly with a sledgehammer.