Solder honey
Solder honey is a brand name for colophony dissolved in spirit or alcohol . It is available in tubes and supports the soldering process as a flux when soldering , especially when soldering large areas.
With knowledge of the components, this flux can easily be produced by yourself. Instead of the tube, a small glass vial with a brush built into the screw cap (for example from the pharmacy ) is suitable as a container. By making minor changes in the mixing ratio, the consistency can be adjusted in such a way that a clean and precise dosage with the brush is possible.
When soldering with soldering honey, as with all other rosin-based soldering fluxes, due to the low pH value when heated and the associated corrosion risk on metallic parts, thorough cleaning should always be ensured after the soldering work has been completed. If cleaning is not carried out properly, long-term corrosion damage to contacts, conductor tracks or eroded soldering points can be expected.
According to the manufacturer, soldering honey is "no-clean", ie the residues do not have to be removed from the soldered parts, as they are chemically neutral.
literature
- Reinard J. Klein Wassink: Soft soldering in electronics . 2nd Edition. Eugen G. Leuze, Saulgau 1991, ISBN 3-87480-066-0 .
- Wolfgang Scheel (Hrsg.): Assembly technology of electronics . Verlag Technik et al., Berlin et al. 1997, ISBN 3-341-01100-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ DPMAregister | Trademarks - Register information 738756. Retrieved March 14, 2018 .
- ^ Corrosion in electronics :. 2014, accessed on July 6, 2019 .