Being equipped with a lifetime's supply of the older
lead-based solder (for non-commercial domestic
model making only) I went to the local hardware
stores to replenish my stock of flux.
The local emporia stock a flux that is labelled "for lead free solder".
Now, does this mean that it is no good for lead-based solder (I thought the flux was needed to act on the workpiece) or that it is merely being advertised to set the mind at rest for purchasers of lead-free?
Any fluxing practitioners or chemists out there in the know?
The local emporia stock a flux that is labelled "for lead free solder".
Now, does this mean that it is no good for lead-based solder (I thought the flux was needed to act on the workpiece) or that it is merely being advertised to set the mind at rest for purchasers of lead-free?
Any fluxing practitioners or chemists out there in the know?