Since RoHS, the WEEE directive has passed into law meaning that scrap electronics are not permitted in landfill and have to be shredded for recovery of recycleable materials, in theory this means that lead, Cd or anything else is irrelevant.
In practice, lead free solder reliability issues result in such huge volumes of scrap that it gets dumped on third world countries for slum dwellers to pick over for recoverable metals.
Phil Allison is as predictable as the eastern rising of the sun every morning followed by it setting in the west. This is the quintessential truth.
LOL. Phil is so predictable. Just like if you toss a coin in the air it's a 99.999999999999999999999999999999999% chance it will land either heads or tails.
which relates to "producers", not repairers.
Importing less cheap Chinese electronic garbage would have more of an impact.
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Me too, made sure I'm well stocked up on lead-based solder.
There is no shortage of lead-based solder, nor is there likely to be in the near future. There is still plenty of equipment in the market which is produced by sectors that have an exemption for their product class, and equipment produced and owned from before June 2006. In both of these cases, it is acceptable - and indeed desirable - to use lead-based solder for repairs, modifications and upgrades.
Arfa
Europeans are the biggest whining sissies on the planet. There's simply no other way to put it.
I'm in the US, we can do whatever we want with lead.
"Cydrome Leader"
** As Steve McQueen said in "The Magnificent Seven"" We deal in lead, friend. "
..... Phil
Please don't lump the British with the "Europeans". We aren't Europeans in any way other than an enforced political condition. We never have been and never will be, and if a lot of people over here had their way, we would also get out of the political tie-ups to allow us to govern ourselves and make our own laws again, without interference from Brussels
Arfa
"Arfa Daily"
** Do you recall the episode of " Yes Minister " where the topic was the impending EU directive re the " Euro Sausage".Folk generally mistake that show for a comedy, when it was clearly a instructive documentary.
.... Phil
+1
If it's as bad as the lead-free plumbing solder, expect poor wetting and tendency to set cold. 63/37 tin-lead can't be beat. Fast, and joints look like they're soldered with Sterling silver.
For once Phil, very insightful ...
Arfa
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I am running out of leaded plumbing solder. HELP!!
Greg
Have you run out of plumbers to mug? ;-)
Once again, you ignore the fact that Usenet isn't a US only medium.
Do your own homework, school teacher.
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Heaps of NOS lead solder for sale at much the same price as always has been , at radio rallies around the UK. So by inference there must still be a demand for it. Usually accompanied with disclaimer notices along the lines "Sold for use for repairing old equipment only"
Just met the other problem . Do you have a leaded or non-leaded pcb in front of you to deal with. ? Current one a Fender amp, so USA and no RoHS stickers anywhere, but component date of 2005, so before 2006, so one would assume it was leaded solder from that info. Not taken apart yet but can see perhaps 10 ring cracks in the solder around the valve bases, rear of pcb not seen yet. At this stage I suspect PbF solder
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