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Ian Johnston
 
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Default Flux for lead soldering

On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 21:41:35 UTC, Dave Plowman
wrote:

: IIRC, it's easier to use plumber's metal which is a solder with a lower
: (slightly) melting point than lead.

All solder - well, all lead-based solder - has a lower melting point
than lead! The joys of eutectic alloys ...

Ian


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