5 Oct
2007
5 Oct
'07
6:56 a.m.
One
question that I have, do
you need a special type of iron for lead free
soldering or just a different
tip?
I think that for lead free solder, in order to make a
proper connection, you need an alternate plane of
reality. You know, one where the laws of physics are
different.
Lead free solder doesn't flow, doesn't stick properly,
and barely even melts completely. Cold joints are
assured in most circumstances. I accidentally bought a
roll of it once. I kept tring to use it at different
times figuring "Well, maybe with this iron" or "maybe
since I'm just soldering two wires together". Not only
that, but it smells bad when it melts. So far, I have
found that I can use it only as a paperweight. It does
that pretty good.
Lead free solder == total garbage. Neat idea, but it
doesn't work.
-Ian