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Old 20th Jun 2019, 7:41 am   #30
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Default Re: Poor solderability of old components, solutions?

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Originally Posted by Andrew2 View Post
Just slightly off-topic: Any idea what material is used for the flat tins that contain kippers, sardines in oil etc? A while ago I decided to cut one up to use as screening for a homebrew project and then discovered it would not take solder no matter how much I cleaned or fluxed it.
You can buy brand new 2oz tobacco tins, no labels, on ebay. They are tinplated steel and solder well.

Peter
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