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| Monkeh:
--- Quote from: 0culus on July 06, 2019, 12:45:54 am ---I'd say having a clear state transition point is worth more than 2%. :-DD --- End quote --- 15 years of soldering with all alloys, well.. stop soldering on a motel bed. |
| M4trix:
--- Quote from: magic on July 05, 2019, 11:46:21 am ---I for one actually like Pb-free --- End quote --- |
| mrpackethead:
--- Quote from: magic on July 05, 2019, 11:46:21 am ---I don't use it mainly because of higher temperature and out of worry about whiskers. --- End quote --- IF you are worried about whiskers when using Pb Free Solder, then dont' use a Pure Tin plated PCB. But that has'tn been really done for years. ENIG, or HASL finish, and you wont' get whiskers. |
| mrpackethead:
The real answer is 'it depends'. Theres a reason why there are many different types of solder. Theres no one answer to this question. |
| magic:
--- Quote from: mrpackethead on July 06, 2019, 01:57:25 am ---IF you are worried about whiskers when using Pb Free Solder, then dont' use a Pure Tin plated PCB. But that has'tn been really done for years. ENIG, or HASL finish, and you wont' get whiskers. --- End quote --- Won't they grow out of the solder blob rather than the PCB footprint? |
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