Mike Harrison wrote:
> I use this :
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SOLDERPLUS-P-N-6-SN62-565-P-SOLDER-PASTE-200GR-X15_W0QQitemZ230353102260QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Electrical_Components_Supplies_ET?hash=item35a21d65b4&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

You're using expired paste? Seriously?

Truth be told, I paid that for one tube of Multicore RP15 (admittedly in 
date when I got it, but it's about 9 months out of date now). It's spent 
all the time I've had it in a Tupperware box in the back of the fridge 
(as per the recommendations in the datasheet). Although in hindsight I 
should probably have given Farnell a good earful for sending me a tube 
with less than a week to expiry...

Does the "expiry date" on the tube make that much of a difference in 
hobbyist use? I mean, in production I sure as hell wouldn't be using 
9-month-expired paste, but is there a point at which solder paste 
becomes good for nothing more than dustbin filler?

Also, those syringes (in the ebay ad) seem to be missing their plungers...

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