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Peter.N. · 19th Jun 2019, 9:54 am

I retired 15 years ago and have a workshop full of NOS items which I occasionally use and have the same problem, scraping the legs with a sharp blade usually works as already mentioned, failing that, acid based flux should do it but it will need cleaning off afterwards.

Peter

19th Jun 2019, 9:54 am	#16
Peter.N. Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Charmouth, Dorset, UK. Posts: 3,601	Re: Poor solderability of old components, solutions? I retired 15 years ago and have a workshop full of NOS items which I occasionally use and have the same problem, scraping the legs with a sharp blade usually works as already mentioned, failing that, acid based flux should do it but it will need cleaning off afterwards. Peter