[sdiy] unleaded solder

[ASSI]

On Monday 04 April 2016, 09:20:16, Roman Sowa wrote:
> You can add a bit of flux gel to get nice round shiny results.

Some lead-free solder always has a dull surface.  Shiny is no longer an 
indicator for a good quality solder joint.

> And I haven't noticed any need for replacing any equipment after moving
> into lead-free 10 years ago. Melting point isn't that far away and any
> soldering iron can cope with that.

The point was not to mix lead and lead-free on the same tools.  Since I 
still need the leaded stuff for repair work, that essentially means sticking 
with lead for DIY or doubling up the soldering tools.

> BTW, recent additions to RoHS have wiped out almost everything that can
> use leaded solder, including medical, T&M, and so on, all long-term use
> equippment that was exluded from RoHS before. So I suspect it will soon
> be illegal to produce and import leaded solder to EU.

I don't know.  That would preclude almost any repair work on older 
equipment.

> The only place where RoHS does not apply is DIY, but who would care for
> such a small market and still make leaded solder only for that.

I still have enough of the stuff to last for the foreseeable future. :-)


Regards,
Achim.
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