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What is a good Pb-Free solder to use? - RF Cafe Forums
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Do you think Pb-Free solder is a pain in the arse? Yes 100% [ 10
] No 0% [ 0 ] Total votes : 10 Author Message James King
Post subject: What is a good Pb-Free solder to use? Posted: Thu
Feb 16, 2006 8:56 am
Lieutenant
Joined: Sun Aug 31,
2003 3:20 pm Posts: 3 Location: Midwest With the RoHS (Pb-Free)
deadline quickly approaching in July, I still am wondering what is a
good lead-free solder to use for general prototype and repair soldering?
Some the the stuff I have used is really crappy. It does not flow well,
especially without using a lot of flux. Reflowing is a real hemorrhoid.
Whay are you guys (and gals?) using?
http://www.kester.com/en-us/index.aspx
http://www.alphametals.com/main.asp http://www.aimsolder.com/
Thanks to you.
J. King
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Crow Post subject: Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:13 am
Captain
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:27 pm Posts: 7 I'm with you
on this one James. Here is a link to an article on the Law of Unintended
Consequences - very appropriate. I think that the whole thing is a boondoggle.
Electronics lead constitutes maybe .1% of all lead in the world. Lead-acid
batteris make up something like 40% of all lead waste. Let's get real
here.
http://www.rtcmagazine.com/home/article.php?id=100455
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Ming Post subject: Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:20
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2004 8:42 am
Posts: 4 Here are the number according to CMAP in Canada.
http://www.cmap.ca/open/Lead-Free%20May%201%202002A.pdf
Major Uses of Lead Storage Batteries 80.81% Paints, Ceramics,
Pigments, Chemicals 4.78% Ammunition 4.69% Miscellaneous 2.77%
Sheet lead 1.79% Cable covering 1.40% Casting metals 1.13%
Brass,/bronze billets and ingots 0.72% Pipes, traps, extruded products
0.72% Solder (excluding electronics solder) 0.70% Electronics
solder 0.49%
Discards of Lead Products in Municipal Solid
Waste Lead Acid Batteries 48.1% TV Pictures Tubes and CRTs 35.8%
Glass and Ceramics 5.5% Other Consumer Electronics 4.4% Plastics
2.5% Other 2.3% Cans/Shipping Containers 1.4%
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