I've had a spool of solder that I've been using forever, and it's almost gone. No identification any more, but I know it was the correct stuff when I got it.
Digging through saved stuff, I found a spool of Kester 44 60/40 solder. #66 core. The diameter, .040, is a little larger than I'm used to, but still workable.
Before I start using it, is this the correct solder for general (but small) electronics work? I'm usually working on prototype boards with 0.1" spacing.
I typically do not clean flux off my boards after soldering. In the past when I've tried, all I seem to do is move the residual around and not fully clean it off. So I figure it's been better to leave the small residual flux around each joint alone.
Thanks.
Digging through saved stuff, I found a spool of Kester 44 60/40 solder. #66 core. The diameter, .040, is a little larger than I'm used to, but still workable.
Before I start using it, is this the correct solder for general (but small) electronics work? I'm usually working on prototype boards with 0.1" spacing.
I typically do not clean flux off my boards after soldering. In the past when I've tried, all I seem to do is move the residual around and not fully clean it off. So I figure it's been better to leave the small residual flux around each joint alone.
Thanks.