[Elecraft] new solder

[Don Wilhelm]

Charles,

I have tried some of that no-lead solder and found the same thing as 
you.  It requires a higher soldering iron temperature and does not 
conduct heat through itself very well.  It is doubly difficult to 
de-solder a thru-plated hole that has been soldered with that stuff.

Unless you have some really binding restrictions where you live, I 
suggest that you stick with the regular leaded solder for electronic 
work and leave the no-lead solders to the manufacturers.  It does work 
better with SMD components than with thru-plated hole construction.

73,
Don W3FPR

Charles Harpole wrote:
> I have some of the new solder with the non-toxic flux and no lead.  I get what looks like cold joints regardless of the heat applied.... many tries, same result.  Anyone else get the same?  73Charles Harpole