> The advantage of an eutectic alloy is that it’s far easier to get a good-looking joint with it. Strange how shiny joints were highlighted as opposed to repea

> The advantage of an eutectic alloy is that it’s far easier to get a good-looking joint with it. Strange how shiny joints were highlighted as opposed to repeatability of automated manufacturing processes and generally lower melting points when compared to alternatives in the same class. > The application of a conformal coating...can help limit the formation of tin whiskers. A very misleading statement with more than a few caveats[1]. [1] https://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/reference/tech_papers/2010-Panashchenko-IPC-Tin-Whisker.pdf https://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/reference/tech_papers/2010-Pan...