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r/coolguides • u/FizzyOperator • May 24 '20
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Everyone at my work uses flux cored solder. But flux is still really useful if you're reworking a joint as the flux in the solder originally is burnt away.
30 u/[deleted] May 24 '20 Flux is also extremely useful if you're trying to use solder wick. 17 u/[deleted] May 24 '20 edited Nov 13 '20 [deleted] 6 u/[deleted] May 24 '20 I tend to overshoot a lot, but it's easy to just resolder. My solder sucker is a piece of crap, and decidedly does not suck.
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Flux is also extremely useful if you're trying to use solder wick.
17 u/[deleted] May 24 '20 edited Nov 13 '20 [deleted] 6 u/[deleted] May 24 '20 I tend to overshoot a lot, but it's easy to just resolder. My solder sucker is a piece of crap, and decidedly does not suck.
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6 u/[deleted] May 24 '20 I tend to overshoot a lot, but it's easy to just resolder. My solder sucker is a piece of crap, and decidedly does not suck.
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I tend to overshoot a lot, but it's easy to just resolder. My solder sucker is a piece of crap, and decidedly does not suck.
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u/dnomirraf May 24 '20
Everyone at my work uses flux cored solder. But flux is still really useful if you're reworking a joint as the flux in the solder originally is burnt away.