Re: turnished solder

[Cursitor Doom]

On Sat, 12 Nov 2016 16:56:21 -0500, M Philbrook wrote:

> I know some of you work on older PC boards that may have encoder being
> stored or operated in damp areas, it tends to cause the solder to
> turnish and is hard to rework for repairs..
>
>
> Other than scrapping it, is there some ready made chemical that will
> wash off the surface? Something like s Silver turnish remover?
>
> Would a peroxide and white vinegar do something for me?
>
> Jamie

X-posted to a more appropriate forum.

[ohg...@gmail.com]

In the last couple of years I have become addicted to wiping down anything I put the soldering iron to with liquid flux. Solder Wick becomes much more effective and less heat is needed. The only time I don't is if I'm using a vacuum iron because it gums up the works.

[Adrian Caspersz]

On 13/11/16 13:21, ohg...@gmail.com wrote:

>
> In the last couple of years I have become addicted to wiping down
> anything I put the soldering iron to with liquid flux. Solder Wick
> becomes much more effective and less heat is needed. The only time I
> don't is if I'm using a vacuum iron because it gums up the works.
>

Normally I give instructables a wide berth for their kids inane content,
but this one seems interesting - and we have plenty of trees around here
with dropped pine cones.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-Eco-friendly-soldering-flux/

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Adrian C