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South Korea, Seoul
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Review on πŸ”Œ Kester443-845 24-9574-7618 K100Ld Lead-Free No Clean Wire Solder: Affordable Low-Cost Alloy with .031" Diameter by Chris Kaul

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good choice! I used this for a year and liked it for the lack of Pb!

I have read the MSDS and yes there are no references. It's a tin/copper eutectic, meaning a lower boiling point, but surprisingly better than the tin/silver eutectic at my university. My school's silver eutectic formed broken bonds every time, even if I isolated each vibration, but with this alloy I did not form a single broken bond. Be sure to get a computer fan and filters (a sock will do (with a smaller computer fan of course)) as flux produces many toxins in low concentrations which if blown away simply settle on the surface. Use a sock so the surface they land on isn't your lungs. I used tin silver eutectic in my school for a while but got this one for my dorm lab. It's a tin/copper eutectic, but in about the same proportions.

Pros
  • Consistent test results
Cons
  • Could have chosen a newer model