The parent co. is now of the Loctite products group, who make thread locking compounds to paint on nuts and bolts.
(Permatex whom I thought of makes the gasket compound, or 'goop'. Both products, Loctite and the gasket stuff are a kind of 'goop', thus the confusion. Multicore Solders, formerly Ersin Co., now sold by Loctite. Google <Multicore Solders> is how I found them awhile back. Stuart K5KVH The reason prices on solders are up, is now Lead (PUB) is considered a "hazardous substance". You have to pay someone to recycle it. And, the tin industry in Malaysia collapsed a few years ago when cheap tin became available from Brazil. Now, lead (Pb) free solders will demand more use of tin solders, which may up the price of tin. The combination plus the costs of certifying solders to be Lead free, contribute to price changing. Kinks in the supply chain drives prices up, sometimes for unreasonable short term upheavals. Stuart K5KVH _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
