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I think the hate for lead-free solder is either a bit much, or outdated. I've used nothing but lead-free for both hand-soldered PTH and toaster-oven-reflowed S
by cillian64 11y ago
I think the hate for lead-free solder is either a bit much, or outdated. I've used nothing but lead-free for both hand-soldered PTH and toaster-oven-reflowed SMT and get reliably excellent results. This is with cheap solder, dodgy HASL PCBs and a consumer toaster oven.
- LeifCarrotson 11y agoI don't know about cheap solder - I have done rework on lead-free boards that required an absurd amount of heat - but I love working with Sparkfun's special blend of 96.35% Sn, 3.0% Ag, 0.5% Cu, 0.15% Sb (Antimony): https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10243 https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10243
- bhickey 11y agoGot any debugging tips? I had a lot of trouble with lead-free paste bridging on small pitch components.