I have replied to Steve separately but wanted to post here. The claims made by this company are no different than the other guys. The two biggest players also claim reduced dross, lower surface tension and fewer defects if you use their higher purity solder. Of course this comes at a higher cost. Should not 63/37 solder be just that? I am sure that some solders have more oxides than others resulting in more dross initially but the difference is going to become negligible with use.  I have heard essentially the same claims from reps for several companies. It seems to me that they all want you to change out your pot ( 1000-2000 Lb ) paying you for the metal. Profit for them. And every sales rep who has "enlightened" me about the benefits of their solder has also promoted the use of their dross inhibitor or reclaimed. Could this be the real dross reducer? I told Steve I am changing my solder and flux supplier not because of any claims but because I like the product and the vendor. 
Just my observations. Hope nobody gets mad at me this time.
Charles Caswell
The Big Kahuna

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Gregory [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 8:19 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] Electrolytic Solder


Mornin' again!

We've been approached recently by a company named Metallic Resources 
( http://www.metallicresources.com )  that makes a solder they call "Four 9's"
( 99.99% pure), and they do it by using a proprietary electrolytic process.

They make a lot of claims about their solder. I was wondering if anybody uses their solder, and if everything they say about their solder is true.

Thanks!

-Steve Gregory-

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