[Elecraft] OT: a quick question about solder

[Matt Palmer]

Military will always use lead solder, it is the easiest way for wider
pitch parts to self mitigate for tin whiskers.

Matt
W8ESE
心正即刀正



On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 6:54 AM, <d.cutter at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Hi Paul
>
> I think it will soon be impossible to buy any electronic apparatus built using machine soldering that is NOT RoHS compliant.  That will cover all manufacturing: amateur, professional, domestic, military.  The manufacture of parts has swung that way and soldering baths have been re-filled with lead-free solder.  Anything not lead-free must be made on a separate production line and it will soon be uneconomic to run two lines in the same factory because the parts will not be available.
>
> I think you will have a tough time finding a manufacturer who can tell you they do not use RoHS components.  Of course if they have stock left over, you have a chance, but that can only be on older designs.  All new designs will use RoHS-compliant parts.
>
> Pretty much all of EU is now RoHS and we buy most of our parts from the East.  I don't know the situation in the US but I can't see them being able to make a non-RoHS compliant product when the big eastern suppliers turn to RoHS compliance.
>
> I am intrigued to know what it is about the RoHS process that you don't like.
>
> David
> G3UNA
>
>
> ---- paul alexander <wb9ipa at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Before purchasing my K3, I e-mailed Elecraft and specifically asked if
>> the K3 was built on a RoHS process.  I was told that units destined
>> for the US were built using leaded solder.  My concern was that I did
>> not want a radio built using a RoHS process and this was a reason for
>> purchasing the K3 rather than something else.  I hope I was not given
>> incorrect information.
>>
>> Paul Alexander
>> wb9ipa
>>
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