[LCA2015-Chat] [Chat] Flying with soldering irons

[Lin Nah]

Hi all
I've added a computer shop (with branch on campus and in queen st) and 2
electronic shops to the shops + supplies page with google+ pages for them
so you can find where they are
https://linux.conf.au/wiki/Shops_and_Supplies

Unless someone beats me to it, I'll eventually add the links to the Dick
Smith electronic shops, 3 stores are within walking distance of the venue.

Dick Smith  at 21 Queen st, 26 Wyndham St and 442 Karangahape rd
http://catalogues.dicksmith.co.nz/storelocator/location/1023,auckland+auckland+region.html
Unfortunately the point for their K'Rd (what locals call Karangahape Rd)
store on their map is wrong.

regards
lin

On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Mark Jessop <vk5qi at rfhead.net> wrote:

>  We were a little bit concerned about flying with large amounts of liquid
> flux, so the OpenRadio kits aren't supplied with any.
>
> The solder is resin-cored though, so you can clean up a joint by heating
> it up and adding a tiny bit of solder. Also, myself and others will be
> on-hand with rework kit to clean up boards if required.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
>
> On 7/01/15 7:22 AM, Mike Carden wrote:
>
>
>
>>  So, not resin cored solder? -- I know technologgy has moved on in the
>> last 30 years, if I'm coming back into a radicaly changed field I want to
>> do it right.
>>
>>  I take it that a copper wick for removing solder is still current
>> technology?
>>
>
>  Yep, resin cored solder and desoldering braid are still the go. It's
> just that working with surface mounted components can really benefit from
> the use of external fluxes.
>
> --
>  MC
>
>
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