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geoff wrote:
On 5/02/2018 6:35 PM, Phil Allison wrote:
Geoff wrote:

** When replacing components, it is easy enough to clean up the old Pb free solder and use fresh 60/40 to get a shiny and reliable joint. Same goes for cracked solder work that plagues so much gear theses days.


Short of abrading off the pads with a glass-fibre scratcy-brush-pencil
thingy (don't ya hate those invisible shards that stick in yer fingers
?), always will be a remaining tinning of whatever came first.


Put leaded solder on over the lead-free crap. Suck it off with the Soldapulit.
Then solder the joint properly. If it looks dull, suck THAT off with the
Soldapulit and try again.
--scott
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