peter green wrote:
> lead free plus the modern safer fluxes seems to be a bad combination, it doesn't flow well at all ;)
> 
> lead free rosin cored is fine provided you have a nice hot iron (i solder at 350 celcius) even if there is a bit of lead contamination around.

Interesting!

I may have chosen my small-gauge lead-free solder poorly - it's a 
"no-clean" variety.  So maybe I should try another flavor.

I'm seeing "48" vs. "331" and other options, and I think this refers to 
the flux - is that right?  Anyone have a favorite?
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Timothy J. Weber
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