[sdiy] RoHS/Pb wetting/wicking (Was: Re: Boycott Mouser and ROHS)

[harry bissell]

typical is "look bad but be good"

no-Pb solder joints can have poor fillet and grainy appearence...
which the old-school folk will call "cold"

H^) harry

mcb, inc. wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, harry bissell wrote:
>
>> The wetting (not 'bed') issue is such that visual inspection of RoHS 
>> joints (not 'Mexican')
>> is not a good indication of quality. Once we get used to it, I think 
>> everyone will be OK...  ;^P
>
> Meaning it can look bad but be good or look good but be bad?
>
> -- 
> Monty Brandenberg
>
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