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Do you still use leaded solder? I was today refused to buy it ...
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SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: BreakingOhmsLaw on November 15, 2021, 11:36:57 pm ---Yes, the EU nannies won't let dealers sell leaded solder to private person any more. I stocked up on a lifetime supply before that happened.
But you can find it on Ali & Evilbay.

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Yes. I have good stock too so it should last a lifetime as well. ;)

It's interesting to see that dealers wouldn't be allowed to sell leaded solder to private individuals anymore, while the latter are still allowed to use it for prototyping? (Or are they not anymore? But I don't think so?)
TimFox:
I have a skeptical response to the abolition of leaded solder, since I worked on large x-ray systems that literally contained a ton of lead shielding, along with SMT PCBs for the imaging electronics that contained less than 1 kg of lead in the solder (large detector arrays).
One client asked us if there were any substitute for the lead shielding, and the only ones available were tungsten (quite expensive) and gold (very expensive).
For medical equipment, one vendor sold a lovely tungsten-loaded polymer shielding material that could be injection molded and was safe for human contact, also quite expensive.
ataradov:

--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on November 16, 2021, 06:00:19 pm ---It's interesting to see that dealers wouldn't be allowed to sell leaded solder to private individuals anymore, while the latter are still allowed to use it for prototyping? (Or are they not anymore? But I don't think so?)
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This is like in California you can't buy acrylic cement for hobby/personal use. But if you say that it is for work, then it all of a sudden becomes ok. This transaction is obviously easy when you are in buying person, but I assume suppliers will adapt and have a checkbox of some sort.

And as usual, China will sell you whatever you want without asking too many questions.
SiliconWizard:
There are still exemptions, such as implanted medical devices, aerospace, and stuff like that...
TimFox:
As I remember, one of the first exceptions granted was for cardiac pacemakers (which obviously require high reliability), despite the fact that the lead is implanted inside the patient's body.
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