RadioShack Files for Bankruptcy

DigitalBob

What took so long they've been in the red for a while.

DigitalBob

Now where am I going to buy solder from

erco

DigitalBob wrote: »

Now where am I going to buy solder from

China, of course! No problem buying leaded solder, mercury switches, lipo batteries PLUS getting FREE shipping, delivered by USPS! Violates all manner of laws.

Plan ahead and order now. Wow, solder is getting almost as expensive as copper wire.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/100g-0-8mm-60-40-Tin-lead-Solder-Wire-Rosin-Core-Soldering-2-Flux-Reel-Tube-LW-/172336808943

http://www.ebay.com/itm/371370610273

http://www.ebay.com/itm/142165983951

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

Erco,

Are you sure about the purity of that Chinese solder? It probably contains more than trace concentrations of antimony and arsenic. And the lead is probably from surplus radiation shielding.

But yeah, leaded solder is da bomb! Screw that unusable lead-free RoHS stuff for small projects. (Still, everything I sell is lead-free. Those California Prop 65 labels are a PITA, never mind the Eurozone! )

-Phil

erco

CoderKid wrote: »

DigitalBob wrote: »

Now where am I going to buy solder from

Amazon. It won't cost $10 per molecule there.

I just had to quote Coderkid's massive missive to see what the hubbub is about. Why all that glorious white space?

kwinn

Must have been sitting on the return key while editing his signature.

erco

Coderkid: Please delete that massive signature before you get edited or banned.