Talk:Solder paste

Clean up required

This is informative article (in some parts) but with a lot of grammar and factual errors. I'll have a go at cleaning it when i get some time. Andy.gock (talk) 14:36, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

I've completed a stem-to-stern copy edit. I also tried to make it more accessible to a lay audience. // ⌘macwhiz (talk) 00:51, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

The grain size in mm seems completly ofscale in particular when compared to this table. Ought to be µm? Electron9 (talk) 14:09, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Green margarine-like material

All I know is that I have a film cannister sized cannister of dark green margarine-like material, entitled "Soldering paste" by "Heng Foong Enterprises", for (what exact?) home use apparently, which doesn't seem to be described in the article. Jidanni 00:27, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

it’s probably some kind of flux paste for non-electronics use. —tooki (talk) 11:59, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

expanded

added classifications for the solder paste. Included a table which shows the industry standard solder paste types (Nelatan (talk) 19:48, 27 September 2008 (UTC))

melting points

This article needs information about common temperature melting points for paste solder. Some seems to melt hotter than regular solders, not be usable with ordinary soldering irons. What about silver-bearing solders? Do they require higher temps?-96.237.8.162 (talk) 12:10, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

RMA

The term RMA seems to be used to refer to solder paste that does leave residue, but the residue is "safe" and can be left in place, does not need to be cleaned off. What does RMA stand for?-96.237.8.162 (talk) 12:11, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

It refers to the type of flux. RMA means “rosin, mildly activated”. — tooki (talk) 11:59, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Flux Not Temporary Glue

Seems to me flux is for keeping the joined parts clean (free of, for example, oxides), and to promote flowing of the solder particles when liquid (or liquidous) after being heated. -- Joe (talk) 18:44, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

One-sided

Article should define solder paste properly and focusing on what it is, independent of its industrial use. Solder paste is also used in manual/amateur soldering.

--Pitke (talk) 13:58, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Misleading photo

The picture at the top of the article shows a can of Oatey No. 5 Solder Paste, which is not really solder paste at all, it is paste flux. It doesn't contain any solder. That product is intended for sweating copper pipes, not for electronics. Does anybody have a photo of a more appropriate product for reflow application? Durghums (talk) 20:34, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

I’ve removed it, as it is plainly not what this article is about. — tooki (talk) 15:40, 24 May 2025 (UTC)