Chipquick in the UK?

Chipquick in the UK?

Hi,

does anyone know where you can get Chipquick stuff in the UK?

* w w w .chipquikinc . com /

I noticed CPC listed on the US website but UK CPC doesn't seem to have it.


Any alternatives? What is this stuff anyway?


Cheers,


Gareth.

Re: Chipquick in the UK?


Gareth Magennis wrote:
> Hi,
>
> does anyone know where you can get Chipquick stuff in the UK?
>
> * w w w .chipquikinc . com /
>
> I noticed CPC listed on the US website but UK CPC doesn't seem to have it.
>
>
> Any alternatives? What is this stuff anyway?
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Gareth.
>
>

It is an alloying material that lowers the melting point of the solder
to a very low temperature.

d

Re: Chipquick in the UK?


"don pearce" <nospam@nospam . com > wrote in message
news:Ro6dncQ5mZH_EZLVnZ2dnUVZ8rednZ2d@plusnet...
>
> Gareth Magennis wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> does anyone know where you can get Chipquick stuff in the UK?
>>
>> * w w w .chipquikinc . com /
>>
>> I noticed CPC listed on the US website but UK CPC doesn't seem to have
>> it.
>>
>>
>> Any alternatives? What is this stuff anyway?
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>> Gareth.
>>
>>
>
> It is an alloying material that lowers the melting point of the solder to
> a very low temperature.
>
> d



So the combination of the two substances produces an alloy with a lower
melting point than the chipquick stuff itself?


Gareth.

Re: Chipquick in the UK?

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:32:07 GMT, "Gareth Magennis"
<sound.service@btconnect . com > wrote:

>
>"don pearce" <nospam@nospam . com > wrote in message
>news:Ro6dncQ5mZH_EZLVnZ2dnUVZ8rednZ2d@plusnet...
>>
>> Gareth Magennis wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> does anyone know where you can get Chipquick stuff in the UK?
>>>
>>> * w w w .chipquikinc . com /
>>>
>>> I noticed CPC listed on the US website but UK CPC doesn't seem to have
>>> it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any alternatives? What is this stuff anyway?
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>> Gareth.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It is an alloying material that lowers the melting point of the solder to
>> a very low temperature.
>>
>> d
>
>
>
>So the combination of the two substances produces an alloy with a lower
>melting point than the chipquick stuff itself?
>
>
>Gareth.
>

Don't know about that, but certainly much lower than the solder
itself.

d
--
Pearce Consulting
* w w w .pearce.uk . com

Re: Chipquick in the UK?


"Don Pearce" <nospam@nospam . com > wrote in message
news:480f8f55.1135115312@news.plus . net ...
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:32:07 GMT, "Gareth Magennis"
> <sound.service@btconnect . com > wrote:
>
>>
>>"don pearce" <nospam@nospam . com > wrote in message
>>news:Ro6dncQ5mZH_EZLVnZ2dnUVZ8rednZ2d@plusnet...
>>>
>>> Gareth Magennis wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> does anyone know where you can get Chipquick stuff in the UK?
>>>>
>>>> * w w w .chipquikinc . com /
>>>>
>>>> I noticed CPC listed on the US website but UK CPC doesn't seem to have
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any alternatives? What is this stuff anyway?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Gareth.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> It is an alloying material that lowers the melting point of the solder
>>> to
>>> a very low temperature.
>>>
>>> d
>>
>>
>>
>>So the combination of the two substances produces an alloy with a lower
>>melting point than the chipquick stuff itself?
>>
>>
>>Gareth.
>>
>
> Don't know about that, but certainly much lower than the solder
> itself.
>
> d
> --
> Pearce Consulting
> * w w w .pearce.uk . com



OK, seems that the chipquick alloy melts at 57 degrees C. Mix that with
solder and you get a very useful reduction in desolder temperature, no fancy
physics involved.




Gareth.

Re: Chipquick in the UK?


Gareth Magennis wrote:
> "Don Pearce" <nospam@nospam . com > wrote in message
> news:480f8f55.1135115312@news.plus . net ...
>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:32:07 GMT, "Gareth Magennis"
>> <sound.service@btconnect . com > wrote:
>>
>>> "don pearce" <nospam@nospam . com > wrote in message
>>> news:Ro6dncQ5mZH EZLVnZ2dnUVZ8rednZ2d@plusnet...
>>>> Gareth Magennis wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> does anyone know where you can get Chipquick stuff in the UK?
>>>>>
>>>>> * w w w .chipquikinc . com /
>>>>>
>>>>> I noticed CPC listed on the US website but UK CPC doesn't seem to have
>>>>> it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Any alternatives? What is this stuff anyway?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gareth.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> It is an alloying material that lowers the melting point of the solder
>>>> to
>>>> a very low temperature.
>>>>
>>>> d
>>>
>>>
>>> So the combination of the two substances produces an alloy with a lower
>>> melting point than the chipquick stuff itself?
>>>
>>>
>>> Gareth.
>>>
>> Don't know about that, but certainly much lower than the solder
>> itself.
>>
>> d
>> --
>> Pearce Consulting
>> * w w w .pearce.uk . com
>
>
>
> OK, seems that the chipquick alloy melts at 57 degrees C. Mix that with
> solder and you get a very useful reduction in desolder temperature, no fancy
> physics involved.
>
>
>
>
> Gareth.
>
>
>
>
>

57? That presumably makes it some alloy like Wood's Metal. I remember
the chemistry lab demo of this stuff. A teaspoon was moulded from it and
when it was used to stir some hot water in a beaker it melted.

d