[Elecraft] Solder and stuff

[Ian J Maude]

Hi all,
While I am waiting for my K2 to arrive I am browsing everything on the
site.  I came across the soldering tutorial and information on different
types of solder.  Looking at the recommendations etc I noticed that
silvered solder was not recommended and I can understand the reasons for
it with the extra heat needed etc.  The one I am more concerned about is
the very strong opposition to lead free solder.  Leaded solder is not as
easy to get these days in the UK and of course has some inherent health
risks.  I wondered what the reason was for such a strong bias against
lead free solder?

Ian
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