22 Feb
2009
22 Feb
'09
2:47 p.m.
From: "Chuck Guzis"
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 12:15 PM
On 22 Feb 2009 at 11:19, Vincent Slyngstad wrote:
Your soldering skills likely exceed mine. All I've ever gotten with
the lead-free solders is grainy balls of yuckiness, so I didn't try
them for this. I'd also expect the higher heat to be harder on the
hook-up wire insulation.
Vince
Of course, it is the silvery color of tin-lead
solder, rather than the
brass color of the originals, but it is fairly affordable and reasonably
easy to make.
This is one application for which I'd recommend lead-free silver-
bearing solder over leaded solder. Stays shiny longer and is a bit
harder.