>> ... The vendor suggested the flux must've separated so I should >> mix it, but mixing solder in a syringe is impractical. > I have read somewhere that an ultrasonic cleaner could mix the syringe > quite well -- never tried though. > Tamas This is the sort of thing that makes a list like this (wide topic range, freedom to wander around the central subject, large and varied user base) invaluable. This suggestion may or may not be a good one, as Tamas notes, but it 'opens up the mental filters' and adds to the memory base of "things that might work and might be useful" for recovery at some later date. Thanks. Russell McMahon --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .