05-04-2020, 11:51 PM | #1 |
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| Soldering, burnt rosin?
I was getting some practice soldering in before installing my new motor and ESC (which has tabs that need to be soldered on) because it had been a while since my last soldering job. After a bit, some kind of brown burnt sugar-like substance was forming, causing the 60/40 rosin core solder to get some kind of brownish stuff in it. Is this burnt rosin? I don't recall this happening before, is this normal? and how do I get rid of it? |
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05-05-2020, 10:44 AM | #2 | |
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05-05-2020, 11:00 AM | #3 |
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| Re: Soldering, burnt rosin?
Cleaning the pieces to be soldered, and even the solder itself, with 90% isopropyl alcohol like Rich said will keep that brown substance from forming. Soldering is like painting and welding, prep is 80% of the finished result. If not, it will scrub off easily after soldering with alcohol. These acid brushes with a little more than half the bristles cut off at an angle with some scissors and dipped in alcohol work great. This is what we used in Navy circuit board repair school. Clean solder with a 1/8 of a paper towel square moistened with alcohol. https://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-...UaAvYxEALw_wcB |
05-07-2020, 09:05 PM | #4 |
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| Re: Soldering, burnt rosin?
That's just burnt flux residue. I would use a Rosin Low Activation flux core solder if your surfaces are dirty/oxidized. If your surfaces are relatively clean, just use a no clean flux core solder - that's what I use. AIM and Kester are good brands. Either can be cleaned with IPA (I use 99.8% IPA at work).
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06-02-2020, 09:07 AM | #5 | |
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06-02-2020, 10:12 AM | #6 |
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I have learned to live with it
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06-02-2020, 02:24 PM | #7 | |
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I hate flux, never use it, haven't since 2M school where it was taboo. If you're using good 63/37 solder of an appropriate gauge (and not the flux core crap), a properly tinned clean, dry and thermally shocked tip and cooking at the correct heat it's completely unnecessary and only makes a mess that you have to clean up after cool down to get rid of the sticky brown corrosion magnet it leaves behind. | |
06-02-2020, 06:18 PM | #8 | |
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I agree on the flux. I rarely use it. | |
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