Thread: What is the purspose of pre-tinned wire?
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Default What is the purspose of pre-tinned wire?
On 4/17/2009 7:20 AM Ian Bell spake thus:

Sandi wrote:

Is it real "tin" that's used?

No, it is usually tin/lead alloy, better known as solder.

Not any more (post-RoHS). (Solder, yes, but not lead.)


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