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, <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
