[volt-nuts] Sn10Pb90

[Joseph Gray]

As I asked in my original message, I'm trying to find out where I can buy a
small quantity of rosin-core 10/90 (tin/lead) solder. I don't want to buy
it in bar form from China.

Joe Gray
W5JG



On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 3:17 AM, Volker Esper <ailer2 at t-online.de> wrote:

>
> sorry, spelling mistake:
> "What do you _want_ it for?"
>
> Remember, those solder alloys are optimized for a specific alloy
> combination only, e.g. Cu-Cu.
>
> Volker
>
>
> Am 12.08.2013 10:39, schrieb Volker Esper:
>
>
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>> What are you looking for, Cadmium-Solder, or Sn10Pb90, which is
>> Stannum/Plumbum-only?
>>
>> And what do you what it for? In (very high) precision applications there
>> are so many issues to consider that the solder doesn't appear to be at a
>> high priority...
>>
>> Volker
>>
>>
>> Am 12.08.2013 00:38, schrieb Joseph Gray:
>>
>>> Reading through the archives, I saw that there was some discussion about
>>> a
>>> safer alternative to cadmium-based solder. The low tin, high lead alloy
>>> was
>>> recommended as a good low-thermal EMF substitute. However, I did not see
>>> any recommendations on where to buy some of this.
>>>
>>> I just did some searching and all I come up with is bar solder, mostly
>>> from
>>> China. Where can I buy a small quantity of rosin-core 10/90 solder?
>>> Mouser,
>>> which is my preferred vendor certainly didn't list any. I would think
>>> that
>>> even 1/2  pound would last me a lifetime.
>>>
>>> Joe Gray
>>> W5JG
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