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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Kester solder is a consistent and professional product. I prefer using leaded solder, but this is some great lead-free! Still, i think i could make better joints if the container payed me personal compliments when i opened it.



Cons

Gauge is very thin. Thanks for not replacing the item amazon.

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Highlights

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Quality


As an electrical engineer for 40 years its clear this is good quality product strong good flow shiny no bubbles or corrosion


Excellent solder for small circuitry sticks very well


Quick to melt the coils make it easy to tangle or smash though


The activated rosin of this solder may not be appropriate for all applications but i am a simple beginner hobbyist in electroni...  Read More

Price


It is not worth going cheaper for the headaches


I took one star off value only because at less than 0


Not a bad solder for the money


Overall its great you get what you pay for

Shipping


Delivery was early and i couldn’t be more satisfied

Packaging/appearance


There isnt much solder in these small packs but this type of packaging is convenient for the occasional electronics soldering that i do


Small pack is handy if you dont do a lot of leadfree soldering

Competitiveness


Have used other brands of solder with mixed results


I typically try to avoid leaded solder i know its the best option in most cases but i just prefer not to work with lead

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    good, great, small, free and leaded.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 424 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 27 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Total noob when it comes to soldering but i had no trouble using this with the pinecil to solder headers on to various adafruit and rpi parts


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Probably good it’s lead free too


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    An electrical engineer friend of mine recommended a noclean leadfree kester solder


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I took one star off value only because at less than 0


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    However i do end up breathing in a little solder smoke which means im probably breathing in traces of lead


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There isnt much solder in these small packs but this type of packaging is convenient for the occasional electronics soldering that i do


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When you need the good stuff for a good price and your not in a hurry skip the local hardware stores and save your self some money

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