Where can I buy soldering wire with real rosin inside?

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geso

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So far I worked from an old big pile of soldering wire, that my father purchased long ago. It had a classic rosin smell when melted, that I could always smell when working with soldering wires. But I run out of the pile, and first I tried to buy something on Aliexpress. When it arrived and I tried it, I was satisfied to see that it melted more easily than my old pile, but it emitted very very bad smell. It had a smell like gummed paper tape, that is used by artists to fasten paper onto boards. Then, I tried to buy something at the local electronics shop, where the quality is not outstanding but usually OK. Tried the wire purchased there: the same bad smell. Now I wonder where I could buy the wire that has a similar rosin smell like my old pile. Any idea from Aliexpress? If not, from a store in the US or Germany?
 
I don't know if it's the correct smell, but I'd definitely second Kester. I bought some from DigiKey a while back and it's been great. Not cheap, but it's not a huge expense in the long run, just a single upfront cost. I would avoid Aliexpress like the plague when it comes to solder purchases.
 
He said it was some really old solder. Could’ve been some of that Nazi shit that was laced with meth to make them work faster. I’m kidding of course.
 
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