Infernal problem- soldering.

[Chuck H]

FWIW...

Even though the solder in the link doesn't say anything about flux I don't expect it is acid flux core. Only because I've never seen acid flux solder in a dispenser tube and never at small (iron friendly) diameter. It wouldn't make sense as plumbing solder like that.

My guess is that it is not cored solder and so there is NO flux. But it's unknown.

[g1]

If it flows very well (with a non-oxidised tip), & I used for a whole amp build, whole preamp hifi build, pedals, then it's suitable for electronics.

No.
And your refusal to accept this is why we are here, not because people are picking on you. I think the appropriate naval expression is 'wakey, wakey' .
The other very common expression that comes to mind is 'he's his own worst enemy'. You've made substantial progress since you began on this forum. It would be tenfold if you stopped getting in your own way.

[Sea Chief]

No.
And your refusal to accept this is why we are here, not because people are picking on you. I think the appropriate naval expression is 'wakey, wakey' .
The other very common expression that comes to mind is 'he's his own worst enemy'. You've made substantial progress since you began on this forum. It would be tenfold if you stopped getting in your own way.

Sorry but yes. It is electronics solder g1. It is unsuitable for plumbing, even if one plumbing Co might for some odd reason sell it. You know this too.. you can see its electronics solder perfectly well. It might not have flux in.. no thats a possibility.. it might be low grade stuff sure, but 'hes his own worst enemy uses plumbing solder wont admit it' is TOTAL nonsense, just for the sake of agreeing with a consensus of opinion forming up, as just naturally happens on forums. On one persons thread.

[Sea Chief]

I'll let you have your delusional win but it's not us picking on you.
Sometimes you just have to trust that people know what they're telling you and then when you do your aha moment happens. You seem to want aha moments before you ever move forward.
The whole time you kept saying it can't be this and it can't be that because well it worked fine for a while.

But enjoy and hope it wasn't acid core all along. I did come across somewhere where someone mentioned acid core has a sour smell and an rosin core has a piney smell. But my sense of smell has never been all that.

nosaj

Ive just recently had a whole (1 st in the house ever ) central heating system fitted, many rads, pipes galore, a team of chaps. The plumbing solder they used on every single joint was nothing like this thin 1mm electronics solder. It was thicker big fat reel stuff. Every time Ive seen plumbers work jointing pipes etc, the same fat stuff. Far bigger current, far bigger thcker things to join.. far bigger solder wire guage. And you know this too Id surmise.

So yes, sometimes I can say 'it can be this' regardless of it working well. And again your reply is patronising sentence after sentence to me too.

[nosaj]

Ive just recently had a whole (1 st in the house ever ) central heating system fitted, many rads, pipes galore, a team of chaps. The plumbing solder they used on every single joint was nothing like this thin 1mm electronics solder. It was thicker big fat reel stuff. Every time Ive seen plumbers work jointing pipes etc, the same fat stuff. Far bigger current, far bigger thcker things to join.. far bigger solder wire guage. And you know this too Id surmise.

So yes, sometimes I can say 'it can be this' regardless of it working well. And again your reply is patronising sentence after sentence to me too.

You never posted pics said it was Too difficult and basically made everyone here have to guess what your problem was without giving us very much information all the while telling us in not so many words we were wrong.

So this thread is over.
nosaj