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Default How Do You "TIN" a soldering iron?

On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:49:14 -0600, "HeyBub"
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wrote:
Sal Ammoniac, (Ammonium Chloride) when heated, breaks down into
Ammonia and Hydrochloric Acid.
Definitely not good stuff to have around electronic circuit boards.

If you use it on your soldering iron, be sure to rinse the iron to
dilute/neutralize/remove the acid.


Uh, the boiling point of HCL is (at most) 230F degrees. Wouldn't it boil
away on a soldering iron?

And if it doesn't, it is just concentrated.
By your logic, acid core solder should work just fine??