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Old 07-05-2019, 09:31 PM
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It is not that I don’t like that solder, it’s wether or not I can use that solder.
I went lead free ten years ago and most manufacturers went lead free as well especially if selling internationally.
As an ET I found that leaded solder flowed very well and had lower melting points, weaker joint strength.
I personally would prefer what works best for the task at hand, if you want a strong higher temp low resistance joint go silver. If it doesn’t matter go with leaded solder, as these solders are the easiest to start out with then once your skill increases use higher temp lead free solder.


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