Homebrew PCBs

JanRwl@... wrote:

>"Tinpest" is NOT a problem with  "tin solders" with other  metals ALLOYED in 
>with the tin, even when only 1% or so!  Only "pure tin"  can get tinpest below 
>freezing!
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  The article I hit last week on it mentioning the military's 
unpreparedness for no-lead future said that the only thing that reliably 
stops tincicles is at least somewhere from 1-3% lead.  Within the 
industry article, so while I didn't go looking for contradiction for it, 
I'd expect they'd probably know something about it since everyone's 
looking for the lead free cure.  So more specifically lead, which won't 
be around for some of the people shortly.  Can't remember if it was 2006 
or 2008 they said EU was to be lead free..  Sneak a fishing weight into 
your solder bath and out pace your competition.
  Also amazing how many of the dead satellites that they've worked out 
after the fact died from it.  Direct TV 3 and like 5 or 6 of the other 
failures just in the last 5 years or so.

Alan