[sdiy] Heading towards RoHS compliance

[Graham Atkins]

Haven't we been here before ?

Unless you are making PCB's for commercial use and selling
them in Europe or the east why bother with RoHS at all ?

Graham

On 21 Aug 2009, at 00:23, Tim Ressel wrote:

> If you must, you'll find the solder does not 'wick' as well as good  
> solder. Flux helps, as does higher heat on the iron. It is real  
> important to have the board really clean. I mean scrubbed with a  
> Brillo-pad clean. Make sure you have separate tips for RoHS and good  
> solder, and do not mix them up. Otherwise cross-contamination will  
> cancel any benefit you are getting from going RoHS.
>
> --TimR
>
> --- On Tue, 8/18/09, Justin Owen <juzowen at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Justin Owen <juzowen at googlemail.com>
>> Subject: [sdiy] Heading towards RoHS compliance
>> To: "Synth DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 2:40 AM
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I'm considering getting some RoHS compliant PCBs made.
>>
>> It'll be strictly PTH parts - but I'll be hand-soldering
>> them.
>>
>> I guess I'll need to change solder and tip but is there any
>> other 'real-world' advice from anyone that has made the
>> jump?
>>
>> I'm UK-based - so any suggestions for a decent brand of
>> no-clean solder... (mmm, and maybe a new soldering iron...
>> and...)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Justin
>>
>>
>>
>>
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