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   On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 17:41:13 -0800, Jeff Liebermann    
   wrote:   
      
   >   
   >What were you trying to make?  Soldering flux (usually a mix of zinc   
   >chloride and hydrochloric acid)?  Don't use it on electronics as it's   
   >conductive.   
   >   
      
   That's acid plumbing solder for copper pipes.   
      
   But you brought up a question. Electrical solder is rosin. What exactly   
   is roisn and how does it work for a flux? Is it the same thing used for   
   playing a violin, which as far as I know, is made from pine tree sap?   
      
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