danielsmusic
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has anybody here used lead free solder and normal solder whats the difference. i know why you "have to have" lead-free" solder.
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Jay.slovak said:Maybe Nigel can help you out, PM him :twisted:
Just happened to spot this thread!.
Nigel Goodwin said:Just happened to spot this thread!.
Answer is NO, Lead-free solder does not solder better, it was created only due to enviromental issues (as you know Lead is pretty toxic) it's composed of different compounds and because of that it has higher melting point. We can still use Lead solder, but there is a Law (I don't know if it's EU or World-wide) that All Manufacturers has to use Lead-free solder by the 1. January 2006 (Microchip for example).danielsmusic said:so... what is the difference between leaded solder and lead free solder.
does it solder better?
Basically it is the same, you just need to set your iron to higher temperature, use different flux (for lead-free soldering) and ofcourse the lead-free solder. Be careful, it's easyer to damage ICs due to overheaing.danielsmusic said:is it still easy to solder or do i have to learn again. i still have alot of leaded solder so i will be ok for now
danielsmusic said:will a 40w do it is not ajustable, i use ic sockets 8)