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Old 17th May 2019, 8:30 am   #16
Andrew Mawson
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Battle, East Sussex, UK.
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Default Re: What components do you keep in stock for repairs etc.

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Originally Posted by ricard View Post
Anothing thing that I tend to stock up on is desoldering braid. The only brand I've found that works really well is Solder-Wick, and it's rather expensive so I tend to concentrate purchases to when I'm getting something else from the same supplier to minimize shipping costs.
I have several reels of "non-Solder-Wick" that on it's own is useless, but I also have a pot of red flux (RS 20 years ago) that I dip the braid in and it works absolutely fine
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