Sn62Pb36Ag2 is still commonly available from Kester as well as other
manufacturers. Mouser and Jameco carry it:
On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:07:38 -0000, "phosphorphile"
<gumbear@...> wrote:
Those little spools of silver bearing solder that come with each Tek scope don't last long when doing extensive restoration work on beat up scopes. So not long ago I purchased one of those tubes of lead free Sn/4%Ag solder that presumably would be an acceptable replacement. I don't like it, it causes too much clumping when mixing with the original Sn/Pb/Ag solder. The right thing to do in my mind is to wick out the original solder and solder all the leads with the new solder. But the problem I encountered is wicking out solder also removes the silver lining of the lead well (if that's what it's called). So back to the drawiing board? Radio Shack used to sell silver bearing tin-lead solder that seemed to satisfy users according to RS website reviews but now it is discontinued. The Kester and Alpha websites claim they still supply tin/lead solders but there's no mention of silver bearing tin/lead solder in their lineups. I'm all eyes for suggestions :-|
David Hess