Hoffman Amplifiers Tube Amplifier Forum
Amp Stuff => AmpTools/Tech Tips => Topic started by: dude on January 13, 2020, 01:16:29 pm
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Got this solder at a garage sale, in bottom of goodies, any good for amp work?
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use it n see, pretty easy to tell if it sucks or flows like honey :icon_biggrin:
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> Got this solder at a garage sale
99% of the time, tag-sale solder is not worth the dime. Plumber solder. Acid core. Lead-Free. Mystery brand. Drenched in paint or cement.
60% Tin is good old radio solder, Alpha was a great brand, this is activated rosin flux--- looking good. You can see how fat and dirty it is. I'd favor a slimmer gauge for chips but 0.03 is fine for tubework. You may have lucked out.
Betcha it is 33 years old.
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Betcha it is 33 years old.
:laugh:
Not gonna take that bet
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The guy selling and moving after 60 years in the house was 92 years old, an ex-GE big wheel. He had all kinds of electronic equipment, diodes; components I've never seen before from the 50's or early 60's. I don't even know what l have, big box. If any interest let me know and I'll post pictures. I'll never use it, be in my garage sale when I'm 92 if l make it :icon_biggrin: . Thanks, I'll use it.