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sl33p
23-09-2004, 00:15
ok well i live in canada and i have checked 2 of the local radioshacks and they dont carry flux paste or anything of that nature.whenever i search google it just gives me links to buy online, i just need to quickly run to some place buy, then go back. i have no idea what other retailers sell it. where else can i buy it?
ihaveanosebleed
23-09-2004, 03:35
Any hardware store in the plumbing dept.
sl33p
23-09-2004, 12:24
lol ok well i have tried to search in the building box and home depot, i tried looking for "flux", "kester", "solder paste". still cant find it :(
lufcfan
23-09-2004, 12:29
RadioSHACK has it :)
sl33p
23-09-2004, 12:30
ok is it some secret inventory where i have to go and look for myslf because i cannot seem to locate it on their website, .ca or .com
H|LLJD00
23-09-2004, 12:49
RadioSHACK has it :)

is their a radio shack in the UK, isn't it under another name?
lufcfan
23-09-2004, 14:56
They shut ALL the RadioSHACK UK stores down... :(

It's in America @ http://www.radioshack.com/

Here's what you are looking for...

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F009%5F007%5F001&product%5Fid=64%2D022
sl33p
23-09-2004, 16:47
AHH! ok so now i know what the container looks like, thanks for proving my search abilities useless :D this helps a lot. now to find it in canada....:confused:

once again thx :)
lufcfan
24-09-2004, 13:27
No problem - good luck with the install :)
sl33p
26-09-2004, 16:44
hello, i just noticed something, the product on radioshack says that it is non-corrosive. so would it be fine if i just left it on the board without Q-Tipping it clean?
Warlock
26-09-2004, 16:48
Always clean the excess flux after install. Why take the chance.
lufcfan
27-09-2004, 00:03
No because it is conductive :o
sl33p
27-09-2004, 21:33
ok makes sense, weeeee thanks
sl33p
28-09-2004, 16:12
hmm well turns out i had some plumbing flux in the deep corners of my basement... but i am unsure if it is safe to use or not...

the brand is Kester
it is SP-30
The case is blue instead of black.
Its poisonous and extremly corrosive as it says on the circular case with all those pleasant crossbones and boney hands symbols.


Would it still be OK to use this as long as i clean it with alcohol, if so what percent alcohol should i use? 98%? I read the higher percentage=better.
lufcfan
29-09-2004, 10:02
er... I'm not sure - anyone???
JPunisher
29-09-2004, 10:40
I wouldn't use it. Just order the flux online. Better safe than sorry.
sl33p
29-09-2004, 12:10
well it kinda worked fine, i used a very minuscule amount.
lufcfan
29-09-2004, 15:17
Just make sure you use some flux remover... :)
spedmetal
29-09-2004, 17:13
plumbing flux is very corrosive and shouldn't be used on electronics.
ihaveanosebleed
30-09-2004, 15:20
I’ve got electronics here that plumbers flux was used on them over 15 years ago that still work fine. Flux is corrosive, to your skin, not copper and soldering. If you use it properly that’s all it comes in contact with. Flux is not electrically conductive either.
lufcfan
30-09-2004, 15:27
Flux is not electrically conductive either.I've seen stuff to suggest otherwise...
sl33p
01-10-2004, 00:45
well, i stuck my multimeter pins in a can of flux very close to eachother and it doesnt seem to conduct... it was very close. almost touching. and it was the plumbing flux. so i think the kind i have isnt conductive :) others ight have conductiv properties like sped said.