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Jim, There is a raft of information on tin whiskers at one of the NASA sites: https://nepp.nasa.gov/WHISKER/index.html Some really great (scary) photos As you can see on the NASA site, there actually

Yes, we're in violent agreement. Unless you're a manufacturer, RoHS (or whatever your local flavour is) isn't a problem. Space vehicles are exempt from these regulations, I guess they figure

RoHS isn't a requirement that applies to consumers, incl hobbyists who might tinker with the product. It applies only to manufacturers. We - hobbyists - can repair even brand new RoHS compliant gear

RoHS doesn’t bother a lot of people, even if you’re repairing old gear where the tracks fall off if you look at them funny you’re still allowed to use leaded solder. They’re full of lead and

Tony, ? Looks complicated but as Jim said I (we) shouldn't even worry about it as hobbyists. Dave

Thanks Jim. That sorts out all of my questions and thoroughly answers them. I will stick with what I have as I have plenty to last forever. Dave

Thanks for the reply Tony. That is what I wanted to know as I have a lot of regular 60/40 and some 63/37 that ought to last me forever. I also see no need to overheat or burn up my pcb's when using

Received from Dave at 10/26/2020 23:23 UTC: No, it's based only on the weight of the components that are expected to contain lead... in this case the solder used can contain only 0.1% lead. Actually

Ah yes, I did mean I still use the leaded stuff, maybe I should stop chewing it. And at least in Australian, you can buy it easily enough and it’s $10/roll cheaper than lead-free, so yay for us

I think you meant to type, "leaded" instead of, "lead free" - your 2nd link is to classic 60-40 Sn-Pb solder. Some of the early Pb free solders were genuinely unpleasant to work with, enough so that

It doesn't really matter what the item is, the lead (or whatever) percentage is applied to each material used. So the cable is made of copper, steel, solder, a few different plastics and each of

I bought some USB cables and noticed the RoHS sticker on them and never really read much about the standard so I have a few questions. It states something about 0.1% lead is allowed but in the case of

I think they're trying to say the flux residue can be removed with just water instead of requiring solvent cleaning. It's equally likely that it's just a spelling error ;-) Roy

RS deliver worldwide, but the shipping might be expensive outside the UK. Other distributors sell Ersin products. Leon

Thanks Leon, ? So you have to order it from the UK? Does Loctite make that stuff? Dave

Thanks Roy, ? I looked at the link and they mention "hydroscopic" in "post soldering residues. I think they mean "hygroscopic" and if so, why would that be a good thing to have the residues attract

Thanks Harvey, ? I have a bunch of the Kester 186 RMA flux but I think it is the "no clean". I may look for a refillable pen with the 186 already in it and go from there. Dave

The problem was not lack of solder inside the eyelet, the component leads soldered fine with solder filling up the eyelet. It also soldered well to the bottom layer. Once the eyelet channel filled up

I use a Multicore flux pen. They are sold by RS Components. Leon

I'm pleased with a MG Chemicals rosin flux pen - it's not refillable. < https://www.mgchemicals.com/products/soldering-supplies/flux-pens/rosin-flux-pen/ > Roy