No wonder people buy Japanesse cars!, What a peice of shit!. I have a HC pulled out of 15year old car that looks better (well NOT actualy worse then
). I'd take it back and tell him it's for a custom project and could he have a look through to see if he can find a better one. The tarnish is probably where it's been damp on the shelf for an age. It's only us hand soldering monkeys that tarnish the whole peice cause we don't know when enough heat's enough!
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