From: John Hasler on 6 Mar 2010 17:59 Grant writes: > If you can find a few old spools of solder somewhere, you should be > able to hammer out some decent tin/lead foil that would have good > brain-control wave shielding characteristics. Now we know what RoHS is _really_ about. Fortunately, I've got about thirty pounds of the stuff (in fact, it's the only kind of solder I do have). > Anyhow the solvents required to get [rosin flux] out of your hair are > nasty, so solid-core solder is recommended. Acid core. -- John Hasler jhasler(a)newsguy.com Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA
From: Michael Black on 6 Mar 2010 18:47 On Sat, 6 Mar 2010, John Hasler wrote: > Grant writes: >> If you can find a few old spools of solder somewhere, you should be >> able to hammer out some decent tin/lead foil that would have good >> brain-control wave shielding characteristics. > > Now we know what RoHS is _really_ about. Fortunately, I've got about > thirty pounds of the stuff (in fact, it's the only kind of solder I do > have). > >> Anyhow the solvents required to get [rosin flux] out of your hair are >> nasty, so solid-core solder is recommended. > > Acid core. I've never soldered with acid core solder in my life, and I first soldered 39 years ago. The rosin left over after soldering has always been quite solid, it's only going to get in one's hair if it rubs off. And maybe that would leave your hair nice and shiny. Michael
From: TJ on 6 Mar 2010 18:54 On 03/06/2010 04:10 PM, notbob wrote: > Who knows what > google is capable of? > Hey, if you can't trust a company whose corporate motto used to be "Don't be Evil," who can you trust? TJ -- 90 per cent of everything is crud. - Theodore Sturgeon
From: John Hasler on 6 Mar 2010 19:05 Michael writes: > I've never soldered with acid core solder in my life... It isn't used for electronics, for obvious reasons. It probably isn't made any more. > ...and I first soldered 39 years ago. I first soldered about 55 years ago. > The rosin left over after soldering has always been quite solid, it's > only going to get in one's hair if it rubs off. And maybe that would > leave your hair nice and shiny. "A little dab'll do ya." -- John Hasler jhasler(a)newsguy.com Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA
From: Loki Harfagr on 6 Mar 2010 19:48
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:54:29 -0500, TJ did cat : > On 03/06/2010 04:10 PM, notbob wrote: >> Who knows what >> google is capable of? >> >> > Hey, if you can't trust a company whose corporate motto used to be > "Don't be Evil," who can you trust? TRUST ME! |