[sdiy] DIY PCBs

[Theo]

Solder without lead suitable for DIY is already available.
If you want you should be able to switch tomorrow ;)
There has been an article about the use of lead less solder in Elektor some
months (maybe a year) ago.

Theo

From: Happy Harry <paia2720 at hotmail.com>



> Well... since someone brought up the "L" word...
>
> what about LEAD ???   It IS going to go away...
> maybe sooner - for sure later.
>
> What do we do then ?
>
> I'll buy a couple of rolls and keep going... unless
> there is an equivalent method... then I'll use that
> instead.
>
> H^)  harry
>
>
> >From: René Schmitz <uzs159 at uni-bonn.de>
> >To: "Colin Fraser" <colinf at ntlworld.com>, <harrybissell at prodigy.net>,
> ><synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> >Subject: RE: [sdiy] DIY PCBs
> >Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 21:03:23 +0200
> >
> >At 19:14 25.07.01 +0100, Colin Fraser wrote:
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Happy Harry [mailto:paia2720 at hotmail.com]
> > >> Sent: 25 July 2001 18:44
> > >> To: colinf at ntlworld.com; chris at scp.de; synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> > >> Subject: RE: [sdiy] DIY PCBs
> > >>
> > >> There should have been a smiley face at the end of
> > >> "get someone else to do it..."   (IMHO)   ;^P
> > >
> > >I got you to do it for me, Harry...
> > >;-)
> > >
> > >> Its likely that a "buy it elsewhere" approach is
> > >> right for more people... especially as advice to
> > >> those new to the "DIY" hobby.
> > >
> > >Maybe...
> > >Where do you draw the line tho' ?
> > >'Don't mess with that toxic lead solder, son. Just save up and buy a
> >synth'
> > >
> >Hi all!
> >
> >The question for those newbies then would probably be where to get the
> >funds for a commercial PCB package?! Not everyone can do it where they
> >work.... The cheap "trial" versions sometimes can't even do Gerber, some
> >non-commercial programs are designed for the home etchant.
> >One could argue you could buy the synth directly from that money instead.
> >
> >I'm with Colin here.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >  René
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >uzs159 at uni-bonn.de
> >http://www.uni-bonn.de/~uzs159
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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