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What is "activity" in solder flux?
I'm trying to select a solder flux and so many references (and one or two SE questions) discuss the types and differences. They mention "activity", such as "Rosin Activated (RA) flux ...
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How is this kind of soldering done?
The solder fillets around the base of the header pins are almost flat - very different from the kind of fillets you'd expect to around a 0.1" header. These kind of fillets are very common on ST's ...
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Soldering a male-female bus connector
'Stackable bus connectors' are common nowadays on Arduino and other boards where a single connector has both the male pins (for the board below) and female sockets (for the board above)
In DIY sites ...