Is this packaged properly for north america?
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@RueNahcMohr
Nice, you got some Mechanic M35 flux as well!
I recently had mine arrive as well.@ftg lets hope this stuff works, I paid a bit more than I normally would for such a thing.
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@ftg lets hope this stuff works, I paid a bit more than I normally would for such a thing.
@RueNahcMohr
Yeah same. It's the first aliexpress flux for me in a decade.
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@RueNahcMohr
Yeah same. It's the first aliexpress flux for me in a decade.
Been all Chipquick, MG chemicals and DIY for me.@ftg how did the diy thing work out?
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@ftg how did the diy thing work out?
@RueNahcMohr
It worked, but was (well, still is, if I can find the bottle or make more) very runny and the residue was very sticky.
But imo, it worked quite well for soldering.
Much better than the literal grease (had a friend refer to it as chapstick) sold to me as amtech flux on aliexpress. -
Is this packaged properly for north america? It doesn't say I cant eat it, so I can eat it, right?
I'm looking forward to seeing if this is any good, I use rosin core solder, but sometimes need a boost.
ok, I was able to use the flux to ball-up "stale" solder (like above), so it does work as flux.
It leaves a residue that doesn't wash off with water (not expected to) Washes off with alcohol just fine.
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ok, I was able to use the flux to ball-up "stale" solder (like above), so it does work as flux.
It leaves a residue that doesn't wash off with water (not expected to) Washes off with alcohol just fine.I'm not sure if it helped or not, but that went well (I think it helped)
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I'm not sure if it helped or not, but that went well (I think it helped)
@RueNahcMohr Generally it is kind of hard for flux to "go bad". Mostly "going bad" is equated to "volatile components evaporated out of it." So if its well sealed it is likely fine.
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Is this packaged properly for north america? It doesn't say I cant eat it, so I can eat it, right?
I'm looking forward to seeing if this is any good, I use rosin core solder, but sometimes need a boost.
@RueNahcMohr I saw this flux on many reviews and then bought one.
And then bought 20 more
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For the price it is awesome.
Maybe even not for the price - I really like it. Compared it to three times more expensive options and this one works even better for BGA and cleans more easily.But that’s me, your mileage may vary of course
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@RueNahcMohr I saw this flux on many reviews and then bought one.
And then bought 20 more.
For the price it is awesome.
Maybe even not for the price - I really like it. Compared it to three times more expensive options and this one works even better for BGA and cleans more easily.But that’s me, your mileage may vary of course
.@in_sympathy I paid $8 for this one tube, but I dont use much, so I think I'm ok.
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@RueNahcMohr Generally it is kind of hard for flux to "go bad". Mostly "going bad" is equated to "volatile components evaporated out of it." So if its well sealed it is likely fine.
@ChuckMcManis @RueNahcMohr some fluxes do come in a lightproof syringe which supposedly helps with longer shelf life, not sure what uv actually does to it, and I guess just keeping it in it’s packaging does about the same
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I'm not sure if it helped or not, but that went well (I think it helped)
@RueNahcMohr flux helps immensely.
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Is this packaged properly for north america? It doesn't say I cant eat it, so I can eat it, right?
I'm looking forward to seeing if this is any good, I use rosin core solder, but sometimes need a boost.
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@RueNahcMohr ive been using a different Mechanic flux but I havent seen any transparent one before
@gorplop how are you finding it compares to other fluxes?
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