"The Radio Amateur Formerly Known As G4KFK" wrote in
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Ian Wade wrote:
What kind of solder should one use these days?

Find out whether the components are RoHS compliant.
If they aren't, your old solder will do.
If they are, you'll need lead-free solder.

73
Mike G4KFK


I don't think there is any practical reason why you cannot use traditional
lead based solder on RoHS components, is there? Its just another barmy EU
regulation to make our lives difficult. There may be aguements the other way
round - lead free solder requires a significantly higher temperature and
components which are not specified to work with it could be damaged during
assembly - I guess...

Martin (G8FXC)