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25th May 2020, 8:41 pm | #41 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING.
Posts: 9,147
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Re: Extra flux anyone?
I think they had a Art Deco factory on the Great West Road. I seem to remember a large neon sign at the front entrance and that was many decades ago! John.
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26th May 2020, 8:31 pm | #42 |
Octode
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Exeter, Devon, UK.
Posts: 1,554
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Re: Extra flux anyone?
Fluxite and Rosin.
Picking up from G6Tanuki, I dissolve violinists' Rosin in Propanol (isopropyl alcohol) to use as a paper adhesive, repairing the binding of books. The brown colour means it must be kept to the back. I have just tried some as a flux. It is a bit too volatile and liquid though it did work. A paste like my original Fluxite was much better. Smell was much the same. wme_bill |
29th May 2020, 8:06 am | #43 |
Heptode
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Olympia, Washington, USA.
Posts: 664
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Re: Extra flux anyone?
I always carry a can of both "No Corrode" aka here as "Noke" brand flux and a bottle of liquid rosin in my kit.
I find that the old solder rolls, often need the flux boost to solder well. (Keep in mind, I have rolls of rosin core solder dating back into the 40's). I absolutely detest this new fangled "Lead free" solder. It makes poor joints at the factory, but made me a real wad of cash fixing the sets bad solder joints when I was in business. |
7th Jul 2020, 1:32 pm | #44 | |
Octode
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Morden, Surrey, UK.
Posts: 1,561
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Re: Extra flux anyone?
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I used to drive over the bridge past that building every day on the way to work - like everything else it gave way to shops and tiny flats for people that have to travel miles to get anywhere to work. |
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7th Jul 2020, 9:11 pm | #45 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING.
Posts: 9,147
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Re: Extra flux anyone?
This must be one of the very first FLUXITE adverts to feature in a radio magazine. A scan taken from The Broadcaster of October 1923.
There were a lot of creepy characters featured in 1920's advertisements of all products back in those times. Regards John. Last edited by Heatercathodeshort; 7th Jul 2020 at 9:17 pm. |