How To Diy Soldering Flux

We try it out and then test it by soldering a 28pin SOIC chip.

How to diy soldering flux. A few months ago I read a short article on diy soldering flux. How to make soldering flux with rosin and alcohol. The tinning process protects the tip from oxidation reduces wear and enhances heat transfer.

PEG 3350 or any PEG from 2000 to 5000. You have made one litre of flux remover that quantity should suffice for quite some time. Any of betaine glycine alanine beta-alanine or GABA or a combination of these totalling between 1 and 5.

Flux is first applied to the surface of such objects in order for them to take the soldering. It is basically used to clean surface of PCB before soldering process. No need to use any other flux thereafter.

Add some isopropyl or denatured alcohol to a small jar or plastic medicine bottle. The recipe i use is something like 10g. It is necessary for metal surfaces to be prepared in order to adhere to any solder placed on them.

Cut the cone leaves and place them in a container then pour the alcohol over the leaves and let them sit overnight. Use a small paintbrush or your fingers to scoop up a small amount of soldering flux. Rosin Flux is manufactured from a type of Resin obtained from pines and some other plants.

I tried it a few times and wrote this tutorial when when I got a consistency I liked. Add 100ml of Isopropyl alcohol and 50ml of Ethyl acetate to the 850ml of the Ethanol in the container. The natural pine tar in the cone leaves works as a flux and can be extracted.