lettruthout

Simply put: no that is not normal. That person is not really your friend.

Yup, gotta support the “defense“ industry somehow.

Nice job, and neatly done too! That last picture with the corrosion I’d be worried about. I had similar corrosion that became a seeping leak. (Maybe you already know but apparently such corrosion is caused when rosin flux is not adequately cleaned off.) My leak was in place that would have been very difficult to solder in so I invested in a hydraulic Propress tool. It worked really well.

Have you met my step ladder? I never knew my real ladder.