Water Soluble solder in action

[madbean]

Finally gave this a try. I picked a white solder mask to test out and purposely grunged it up. Shows before and after with about 15 seconds of warm water and a soft toothbrush. Case closed - my new solder  I have some distilled water so I might try that out as well next time.

https://www.amazon.com/Kester-Organic-Solder-NTE-Electronics/dp/B01LYH81CU/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Kester+331+Organic+Core+Solder&qid=1579623272&s=hi&sr=1-1

[jimilee]

I got mine but haven't tried it yet. Super stoked, that looks great.


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[matmosphere]

I was worried for a second. Water soluble solder sounds like a problem, water soluble flux though..

Hadn't seen this stuff, thanks for the heads up! When my roll runs up I'll have to vibe it a go.

[pickdropper]

Make sure you clean it really well.  Water soluble solder is corrosive and will eat your boards if not completely cleaned.  It sounds non-intuitive but I saw a batch of boards get destroyed by it.

[pickdropper]

If you haven't already bought it, I would recommend not using it, actually.