Here is what they do with ROHS stuff at the shop where I work:
Apply RA liquid flux, and then get a blob of 63/37 solder
on the tip of the iron. Touch this to the pin
just long enough to get it tinned. Now it will
solder easily.
Rick N6RK
Martin Ewing - AA6E wrote:
> "Reduction of Hazardous Substances" (RoHS) is a European initiative
> which requires manufacturers to use non-lead-bearing solder for
> commercial electronics devices, among other practices. You have to
> follow these rules if you want to sell in EU -- in practice, the world
> electronics business is following suit.
>
> See
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive
>
> The rules don't apply to hobbyists, but most of the stuff we will buy
> will be RoHS compliant. In practice, this means that soldering is
> trickier because you have to use higher temperature solders.
>
> On the other hand, we might all preserve our mental faculties a little
> longer! (One of the symptoms of Pb poisoning is reduced IQ.)
>
> 73 Martin AA6E
>
> David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
>> First, what is RoHS???
>>
>> Most likely they are plated with chrome. I would take some fine
>> sandpaper
>> and scratch the plating of the top of the pins, that at least gives a
>> little
>> area to tack onto. If the pins have a hollow on the back like most of
>> them
>> find a drill or jeweler's file that fits in there and scrape out the
>> plating
>> also. This also works for chrome plated pl-259's since most all of
>> these
>> types of things are just plated brass.
>>
>> David Robbins K1TTT
>> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
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>>
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