I bought the Raspberry Pi cobbler kit a while ago, and I needed to solder a part together. The local hardware store (Useless ACE) only has a specific solder, which has just Sn, a diameter of 1.0mm and 2.0% Flux. I'm unsure if this is suited for the job; since the wiki page for solder says that Sn only solder is used in food processing equipment.
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Ah, thanks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solder – user92466 May 04 '13 at 08:20
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Isn't that copper piping Solder? Don't you have a radioshack nearby? – Passerby May 04 '13 at 22:23
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Heh, I'm not in the States – user92466 May 06 '13 at 18:26
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Note that the melting point of pure tin at 232°C is more than 50°C higher than eutectic tin-lead solder. This can be very stressful on both components and the PCB itself. In other words, not recommended.
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