For the ham, virtually no advantages and one major disadvantage.
RoHS is a regulatory environment specific to the EU that regulates the amount
of lead that can be used in electronics that might end up in a landfill. IMO,
it has the same scientific basis as the anti-GMO movement (also peculiar to the
EU) in that it consists more of worry than facts.
The main disadvantage to a ham is the higher melting point of the Sn/Ag and
Sn/Ag/Cu solders, typically 40-80 degrees Fahrenheit higher than 63/37 or 60/40
Sn/Pb solder. An inconvenience when soldering something with a large thermal
mass (like the shell of a connector) or attempting a "toaster oven" assembly of
SMD parts on a circuit board as the melting point is right at the temperature
limit of your average Walmart toaster oven.
The big issue with RoHS when first introduced 12 years ago was the sudden
increase in tin whiskers causing the failure of highly miniaturized systems.
I, for one, would not want to have been one of the first patients to receive a
RoHS compliant pacemaker. Which, by the way, wasn't going to end up in a
landfill anyway unless you want to start calling cemeteries landfills! A lot of
high-tech work has been done to mitigate this risk, but then it is not a
problem that would affect anything a ham could solder without a microscope.
Al
AB2ZY
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of John
Reilly
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 7:53 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Solder For Connectors
What are the advantages/disadvantages of using silver solder? I never have
gotten a clear understanding when silver solder is appropriate.
- 73, John, N0TA
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