50Hz hum from S.E.X. amp, only headphones and left channel.

[Paul Birkeland]

For some reason I can't open or view the photo, is there a product name/number with the solder?

 

[Doc B]

Photoshop says the jpeg file has an "unknown or invalid marker type". You might try saving as a .png file and reposting it.

 

[mwgrient]

Hope you can see it now. Picture of solder and flux.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

OK, yeah, the brown dots are probably that flux you've added.  You might find it a lot easier to use a 60/40 leaded solder with rosin core flux in the solder, then you don't need the separate bottle of flux.

 

[mwgrient]

thanks, I have ordered just that.

 

[grufti]

The Fluitin 1532 solder is a rosin core solder. "DESCRIPTION - Alpha Fluitin 1532 is an activated rosin cored solder wire developed for general hand soldering applications. Fluitin 1532 is suitable for use in any commercial no-clean hand soldering application that specifies compliance to J-STD-004 – ROM1 standard." It's pretty standard useful stuff. There was never a need to use flux from a bottle.

 

[mwgrient]

Yes, I can see that on the soldering joints. mostly with a lot of brown color. But the solder label says it's overdue...

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Eh, solder doesn't really expire.  I've used solder that's older than I am.