Phoenix, you recommended I go to SimLim Tower, right?
Gotta tell you about the idiots in KimChew (the shop that sells Hakko)
These guys only sell soldering stuff and batteries. They should be pretty specialized, right? They should know what they sell since they don't sell anything else? And when I asked for roisin activated core wire 0.8mm, both the man and the woman (they seem to be boss and bosswife respectively) stared at me like I was a, I dunno, Vietnamese who hates pho? (ie some weird weirdo)
It turns out these idiots only know one name for all the solder they sell. Solder Wire. Even though what I was asking for is so freaking common and they had like 1000 in stock, they are so stupid and illiterate that they never read the name. Which is, in big letters, "roisin activated core wire 0.8mm"
https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=roisin+activated+core+wire+0.8mm&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=yf7VU8ygKMWTuATj-4CQCw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1745&bih=874
Is that the shop close to the door on the right side when we reach the basement?
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You can also find the Goot shop nearly at the corner.
Yes, you're right. They may not know about the term "Rosin Activated Core wire".
Instead of that, they pretty know something about the brand like Asahi. Last time I check, they sell at lot of rosin activated core wire in SimLim Tower and Asahi indeed is the popular there. Actually, I did not see any No Clean solder there.
You can ask for
- Asahi lead solder 63/37 (Sn / Pb). All 0.6, 0.5, 0.4mm are all good for soldering keyboard. For me, I found 0.8mm is a bit too much for soldering Cherry MX switch legs. It's still good but between 0.6 and 0.8, I will take 0.6mm instead.
- Asahi lead-free solder 99 Sn or the expensive one with silver like Asahi 96.5/3.5 (Sn/Ag)
- Last but not least, you may also find the Kester 0.4mm (Made in Singapore) selling at the shop close to the ground door
- Goot shop also has solder but they have no lead solder, all of them are lead-free and quite expensive