Real vs fake solder.

Don't think you're safe buying local from shops either, as soon as I got that loctite solder and figured it was real I threw my stuff from super cheap auto in the bin - also fake chinese crap.
Filmed on my new runcam 3s I got for my drone...

[@godarklight]

I randomly looked at this video and found some comments. I do think this is probably lead-free solder, but I am fairly sure it was marketed as 60/40. This video has much better detail of fake solder, and definitely says 60/40 on the reel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3zYaHxpnaZmd6M

[@fungames24]

That's lead free. I had same problem with a small amount of 60/40 I bought for testing. The chinese market is badly contaminated and I would advice against buying chinese solder. The BEST brand is supposed to be good, but it isn't that much cheaper than local stuff. Then, there is the risk of fake on the chinese brand. We should all stop buying chinese solder and let those clowns go bankrupt.

[@MegaPaul1958]

It's not fake, it's lead free, lead free melts at a much higher temperature and the dull finish is correct for LF solder.

[@gumo77]

It's made from solder dross, nothing to do with leadfree. Eww.

[@FlowerPowerNZ]

Not necessarily higher temp but rather a higher wattage iron. Thats why its best to buy quality solder which has a spec sheet.

[@MrDvneil]

if says 60/40 cant be lf unless is fake , so ....

[@mitrasaeedi8153]

Yeah computer chipsets use that one to work longly lead free dosent good either not fake also is better one

[@mankeil4468]

Bollocks I had issues with this piece of shit solder, destroyed a board thinking I was doing something wrong. Switched to a lead free solder, flowed like heavens

[@andrewmusisi7147]

Thanks for the advice , even this end in the third world we really suffer with this fake solder and solder braids/wick

[@davidferguson8478]

I think that might be lead free solder

[@superpooper_2030]

Yes, green sticker is lead free.

[@mitrasaeedi8153]

@@superpooper_2030 lead free converts to lequid quickly your wrong the other ones are lead free also lead free is more expensive

[@jasperdomacena6491]

I mean if it's just for soldering automotive wires together the cheap stuff performs rather well as long you got a 60-100W Iron 🤷🏻‍♂️ but for circuit boards it's gonna be annoying

[@fungames24]

At 400c, the insulation would melt. It can be seen in the video it performed badly lumpy and costed considerably more effort and time. On circuit boards, it would destroy components.

[@FlowerPowerNZ]

Maybe the solder is crap but the 60/40 is leaded and the new one is probably* not so you will need to take this into account. *I looked on the label but it did not say what its composition is.

[@ourchannel8215]

this for hard component type...not easy to melt...😅 like cpu..strong mosfet...low temp melt good for smd..not fake...fake is mean we make solder tin with paper😅 or someting...

[@MrDvneil]

mix that bad solder, with a bad iron, and i have been dealing with that for years, not being able to solder anything.

[@fungames24]

Cheap china iron with cheap china copper tip did wonders for me. I went from not being able to solder for 10's of years to soldering like a youtube pro.

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Cool. thanks. Are there fake Electroly soldering lead/wire? Thanks. God bless, Rev. 21:4

[@mitrasaeedi8153]

Thats is not fake that solder have more pb and not shine and need more heat to liquid. In circuits shiny will be oxid with air soon and dosn,t good for computer chipsets because in lowest tempreture work converts to liquid and oxid , that green solder is better

[@fungames24]

Do you actually have a clue? All my old computer parts have shiny solder on them. Even the recent direct from china boards have shiny solder on them. Manufacturers don't use the green junk.

[@superpooper_2030]

Well, next time be a smarter buyer. Never buy solder wire without the company name or brand. Those without name are recycled solder wire

[@hiperfrenzy569]

I've been using this fake one everyday now I know it's a fake one argh😠😅