Quote Originally Posted by SlowPro48 View Post
Haha! TomDude that's beastly - using inorganic acid flux from the plumbing aisle for electronics! I hope you're not in the satellite business! I'm no electronics repair expert so maybe Marlin can confirm or dispel this - but I've heard it's better to stick with rosin or some other organic-based flux (i.e., less acidic) when soldering electrical stuff. Corrosion and circuit boards generally don't mix well...
True ... but most of my soldering is just connecting some wires together or fixing jewelry or stained glass stuff that broke. Soldering on a circuit card is another matter entirely. It's been so long since I've done any of that, I don't even have a temp controlled soldering iron anymore.