Lead-free solder revisited

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Jonathan Hayward

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Ran out of solder this morning (very bad planning) and had crisis of confidence visiting Farnel's site.

Is all the new lead-free solder useable for someone like me with a standard 25W iron, or do I have to make sure I get the lower temperature (220 degrees) stuff?

Cheers.

Jonathan
 
Hi Jonathan,
I've had no problems with 95.5/4/0.5 Sn/Ag/Cu using a 15w pencil iron, although the first 10cm or so of the roll absolutely stank. The rest seems OK, or else I've grown used to it.
 

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