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Which Kester solder to buy?
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David Hess:

--- Quote from: 6PTsocket on September 30, 2018, 02:03:09 am ---Another vote for Multicore.  If I ever use it up I will try 63/37. Having no "mushy" state and going directly from liquid to a solid is an improvement over 60/40.  I know if no down side.
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I have never noticed any difference in usability or performance between 63/37 and 60/40 but I assume it is there.  I prefer 63/37 though.
james_s:
I recently got some 63/37 when I finally used up the roll of 60/40 I had. It does seem to firm up just a tad faster but that could be in my imagination. The flux is certainly nicer in this stuff though, my last roll was some kind of no-clean rosin flux that when I did want to clean it off, made a big sticky mess. The flux in this new solder washes right off with flux remover providing a much nicer experience.
FotatoPotato:

--- Quote from: james_s on September 30, 2018, 06:38:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: FotatoPotato on September 29, 2018, 12:29:44 am ---I think I'm one the only people on earth who have ever had a bad experience with kester solder; My $60 reel came all tangled and ruined and I had to cut off nearly half of the solder to get to anything usable that could be unspooled properly. After that I tried some Multi-core sutff and it was/ is fantastic! I would highly recommend it. But if you are going to get some kester solder, I would get some 0.025in 63/37 solder. The usable part of my spool seems to work quite well for smd soldering.

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I'm not going to argue which brand of solder is superior because I suspect both are good products, but this sounds like a problem with the vendor rather than the manufacture. Sounds to me like the product was damaged in storage or transit rather than being manufactured defective.

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I agree, It was probably thrown around during shipping, The part that I could use has worked very well but i personally just prefer the Multi-core brand not that its any better or worse than the Kester stuff. They are both excellent.
David Hess:
If your solder is old, then wiping off the tarnish on the outside will result in cleaner joints.
GreyWoolfe:
I use Kester 44 63/37 for all my soldering needs, new or old.  No issues.  YMMV.
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