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Whenever someone has difficulty soldering, and I find out they are using unleaded solder, I always give the same advice: USE LEADED SOLDER USE LEADED SOLDER
by pravda 7y ago
Whenever someone has difficulty soldering, and I find out they are using unleaded solder, I always give the same advice:
USE LEADED SOLDER
USE LEADED SOLDER
USE LEADED SOLDER
Lead-free solder is a disaster. Stay away from it.
- reportingsjr 7y agoThis is seriously old school advice from someone who clearly hasn't done research or used modern solders. There are quite a few very good lead free alloys that are basically as good as any leaded alloy. I use Kester K100LD and it is absolutely fantastic. Unless you really know your stuff you can't tell a difference. Please stop giving outdated advice like this.
- pravda 7y ago> There are quite a few very good lead free alloys that are basically as good as any leaded alloy. You know what is 100% as good as leaded solder? Actual leaded solder! You remember that giant class-action against the Heathkit company for all the people they poisoned with leaded solder? Don't remember it? That's because it never happened! If your soldering consists of soldering pins onto Arduino nano boards, or whipping up a prototype or two with your JLCPCB boards, you'll be fine with leaded solder.
- reportingsjr 7y agoIf all you're soldering is some pins on an Arduino nano or some simple jlc prototypes then you'll also be totally fine with lead free solder. The only time I've seen a reasonable excuse to use leaded solder at home is when working with very temperature sensitive devices such as connectors with plastic in them. Even then leaded isn't /that/ much better.