Hans Provided it's lead-free :-) Actually, I've found that cored solder hardly deteriorates. After all, oxygen is the great deteriorator and oxygen cannot get to that flux core very easily. The metal may be slightly oxidised but a wipe through a coarse cloth as you pull it off the reel is sufficient to handle most of that. Perhaps low solids (<2% flux) wire may be less easy to use as there may not be enough activator to handle excess oxides. Brian "Stephen R. Gregory" wrote: > In a message dated 09/08/2000 11:41:52 AM Central Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > Hi ya Stevo! > > > > How about some rosin cored solder wire that has to be at least five years > > old? > > > > Hans > > Hey Hans! > > Might be good for some fishing weights...hahahaha > > -Steve- > > ############################################################## > TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > ############################################################## > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET > ############################################################## > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional > information. > If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > ############################################################## ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ##############################################################