[sdiy] solder question

[Matthew Hearn]

>
> Tim - just so ya know...after leaving Serge's factory in Hollywood in 1978,
> I went to work in a quality assurance lab, eventually going to the level of
> manager in that capacity for such companies as Pertec, Fairchild, Tandon,
> Western Digital, and Archive corporations.  Along with the incoming
> inspection/test departments, I ran a metallurgical lab which did accelerated
> life testing in high temp/humidity ovens and destructive tests on PCBs and
> to determine the purity of metals used in their manufacture - because we DID
> use boards with gold traces and solder with a high concentration of silver.
>
> In short, I know 60/40 when I see it.
>
> OK?
>
> night,
>
> Peter
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> Tim Curtis wrote:
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> >
> > Peter Grenader wrote:
> >
> >> Well, I've worked on four post STS panels and they've all been regular ol'
> >> 60/40 rosin core - sorry to tell ya that.  Now,  they have been cleaned
> >> better than the pre STS days as far as flux removal, but this stuff is off
> >> the shelf.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > Peter's wrong again.  And believe me, I know - I used the stuff to build
> > them.
> >
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
>
> <camp voice>

oooh get her

</camp voice>
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