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| From | Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.electronics.basics |
| Subject | Re: Splattering solder into eye? |
| Date | 2020-08-18 11:34 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <d4023fcd-e161-b55d-e849-5738b99e1408@electrooptical.net> (permalink) |
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On 2020-08-17 23:44, Michael_A_Terrell wrote: > AK wrote: >> >> How are you managing to splatter solder that far? >> >> Solder melts, not explodes. > > > Only a fool would believe that. > > I was re-soldering a lug on a tube socket of some Military surplus > when I was about 16. The bad joint was full of rosin that tossed the > solder about 18 inches and onto my bare thigh. It was summertime, and I > didn't expect it. It was too hot for pants, so I received a nasty burn > that took months to heal. It looked like someone had put out a cigar on > my skin. The burn was bigger than a US nickle. > > I've had cheap rosin cored solder do similar, but not near as much > molten solder. I switched to Ersin Multicore in 1970 and never looked back. Maybe we can get into a my-favourite-editor argument about solder. ;) I'm a Kester 44 man all the way--I have a lot of well-aged junkbox parts, and RA flux is the bomb. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 http://electrooptical.net http://hobbs-eo.com
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Re: Splattering solder into eye? Corvid <bl@ckbirds.org> - 2020-06-13 18:52 -0700
Re: Splattering solder into eye? Michael_A_Terrell <terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> - 2020-08-17 23:44 -0400
Re: Splattering solder into eye? Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2020-08-18 11:34 -0400
Re: Splattering solder into eye? Michael_A_Terrell <terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> - 2020-08-18 13:17 -0400
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