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Below are all of the forum threads, including all the responses to the original posts. 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 Top Curtis 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 Top Ming Post subject: Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:20 am Lieutenant 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% Posted 11/12/2012 | ||||||
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