I did use it in the miniware vs finirsi punch out video on the 8 segment led and it worked great but i'm still not sure about the copper color being non conductive. will be trying another test as soon as i can get a sample from a pine tree through plastic tubing. i'm in the south so the sap will rise in the trees soon. thanks for the comment.
Should work great. I've used lump rosin for 45+ years, originally from little blocks like you showed (my sister was taking violin lessons at the time). Then I picked up a few more rock-like lumps from somewhere many years ago. When that disappeared I bought a pound or two off ebay. Even after giving a lot of it away, I expect it will last the rest of my life. I dissolve some, and keep a lump on the bench to touch the tip of the iron into, sometimes with some wire or a component lead. I've bought rosin flux pens and rosin flux bottles and tubs. It really has nothing on the homemade, except perhaps the more "activated" versions which tend to be better at cleaning corrosion (and causing corrosion).
Yes the solution works great but i mixed it too think so i'm experimenting with a thinner solution. I just did a video dropping tomorrow about continuity. was testing because of the green color, was concerned about copper in the solution. Thanks for commenting. :)
hehe, maybe a little bit of both. it works great but thick like i made in the video dry's to a hard shell on circuit board. I'll have to thin it out a bit to get the right consistency then i can give out a mix ratio. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for your comment.
Yes i was wondering that too but it did not affect the connection at all, i used it in the miniware vs fnirsi punchout video on the 8 segment led and it dident bother it but i'm still not 100% sure if it's safe. i have to test it more. i think a continuity test with probes in the solution may tell me for sure. anyway you gota admit it looks cool. once i'm sure about it and tested i'll do another video about mixing it but still wouldent recomend using a copper pipe or any metal pipe. may try something plastic in the next test. Thanks for your comment.
Can't wait to see the test!
I did use it in the miniware vs finirsi punch out video on the 8 segment led and it worked great but i'm still not sure about the copper color being non conductive. will be trying another test as soon as i can get a sample from a pine tree through plastic tubing. i'm in the south so the sap will rise in the trees soon. thanks for the comment.
Should work great. I've used lump rosin for 45+ years, originally from little blocks like you showed (my sister was taking violin lessons at the time). Then I picked up a few more rock-like lumps from somewhere many years ago. When that disappeared I bought a pound or two off ebay. Even after giving a lot of it away, I expect it will last the rest of my life. I dissolve some, and keep a lump on the bench to touch the tip of the iron into, sometimes with some wire or a component lead.
I've bought rosin flux pens and rosin flux bottles and tubs. It really has nothing on the homemade, except perhaps the more "activated" versions which tend to be better at cleaning corrosion (and causing corrosion).
Yes the solution works great but i mixed it too think so i'm experimenting with a thinner solution. I just did a video dropping tomorrow about continuity. was testing because of the green color, was concerned about copper in the solution. Thanks for commenting. :)
Is this bushcraft or circuitry,either way it's genius
hehe, maybe a little bit of both. it works great but thick like i made in the video dry's to a hard shell on circuit board. I'll have to thin it out a bit to get the right consistency then i can give out a mix ratio. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for your comment.
Having trace copper in the solder joint certainly can't be a bad thing.
Yes i was wondering that too but it did not affect the connection at all, i used it in the miniware vs fnirsi punchout video on the 8 segment led and it dident bother it but i'm still not 100% sure if it's safe. i have to test it more. i think a continuity test with probes in the solution may tell me for sure. anyway you gota admit it looks cool. once i'm sure about it and tested i'll do another video about mixing it but still wouldent recomend using a copper pipe or any metal pipe. may try something plastic in the next test. Thanks for your comment.