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I've been sold a lie!

For the past five years I've been using and recommending AMTECH NC-559-V2-TF flux. But apparently I've actually been using AMTECH NC-559-ASM-TF. How did this happen?

I was deceived, and now I know the truth!

But wait, there's more! Check out part 2 of this Flux saga here:
   • FLUXGATE Part 2! The next big thing f...  

Many thanks to AMTECH for their patience, and providing the information I was looking for:
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And thanks to Louis Rossmann for getting me started on the computer repair journey all those years ago:
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