9 Nov
2011
9 Nov
'11
12:46 p.m.
On 9 Nov 2011 at 13:39, David Riley wrote:
As have I. I was lucky to pick up some NOS reels of 60/40 for a bargain
price...
AFAIK the major suppliers over here still list leaded solder, they just
warn that it's not HoHS-compliant. I've not tried to buy any, but I've
bought other non-compliant parts (like Mil-Spec connectors) with no
problems.
Must not be RoHS, then. That stuff is awful; it
doesn't wick and it
always looks like a cold solder joint.
I like lead and have stockpiled enough lead-bearing solder to last Given the level of electronics recycling today and the
reclaimability
of tin-lead solder, I think the RoHS measure was far too premature.
It was claimed that hte extra energy reqired due to the higher
temperature used for laad-free solder totally negates the environmental
benefits of the latter...
Even worse, the US appears to be signing onto the
program...
My (somewhat cynical) view is that htis was broguht in at the request of
large conumer electronics companies who wnated ot use a oslder that fell
apart after a few years...
-tony