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    From jim.gm4dhj@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 8 09:16:28 2023
    when did yeasu go lead free solder?

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  • From Brian Morrison@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Mar 8 12:58:09 2023
    On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 09:16:28 +0000
    "jim.gm4dhj" <[email protected]> wrote:

    when did yeasu go lead free solder?

    RoHS was mandatory from 1st July 2006, I would expect that pretty much
    all the manufacturers worldwide had moved over to the needed materials
    at least 6 months to a year before that date.

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    Brian Morrison

    "I am not young enough to know everything"
    Oscar Wilde

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  • From jim.gm4dhj@21:1/5 to Brian Morrison on Wed Mar 8 13:15:46 2023
    On 08/03/2023 12:58, Brian Morrison wrote:
    On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 09:16:28 +0000
    "jim.gm4dhj" <[email protected]> wrote:

    when did yeasu go lead free solder?

    RoHS was mandatory from 1st July 2006, I would expect that pretty much
    all the manufacturers worldwide had moved over to the needed materials
    at least 6 months to a year before that date.

    ta

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  • From brian@21:1/5 to Morrison on Thu Mar 9 18:11:32 2023
    In message <[email protected]>, Brian
    Morrison <[email protected]> writes
    On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 09:16:28 +0000
    "jim.gm4dhj" <[email protected]> wrote:

    when did yeasu go lead free solder?

    RoHS was mandatory from 1st July 2006, I would expect that pretty much
    all the manufacturers worldwide had moved over to the needed materials
    at least 6 months to a year before that date.


    Military electronics was still using leaded solder when I retired in
    2015, for fear of the dreaded tin whiskers. However , I've not come
    across any reports of amateur radio failures due to them .

    Brian

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    Brian Howie

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  • From Julian Macassey@21:1/5 to brian on Thu Mar 9 18:25:59 2023
    On Thu, 9 Mar 2023 18:11:32 +0000, brian <[email protected]> wrote:
    In message <[email protected]>, Brian
    Morrison <[email protected]> writes
    On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 09:16:28 +0000
    "jim.gm4dhj" <[email protected]> wrote:

    when did yeasu go lead free solder?

    RoHS was mandatory from 1st July 2006, I would expect that pretty much
    all the manufacturers worldwide had moved over to the needed materials
    at least 6 months to a year before that date.


    Military electronics was still using leaded solder when I retired in
    2015, for fear of the dreaded tin whiskers. However , I've not come
    across any reports of amateur radio failures due to them .

    The US military were terrified of solder flux too.

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  • From jim.gm4dhj@21:1/5 to brian on Thu Mar 9 21:09:10 2023
    On 09/03/2023 18:11, brian wrote:
    In message <[email protected]>, Brian
    Morrison <[email protected]> writes
    On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 09:16:28 +0000
    "jim.gm4dhj" <[email protected]> wrote:

    when did yeasu go lead free solder?

    RoHS was mandatory from 1st July 2006, I would expect that pretty much
    all the manufacturers worldwide had moved over to the needed materials
    at least 6 months to a year before that date.


    Military electronics was still using leaded solder when I retired in
    2015, for fear of the dreaded tin whiskers. However , I've not come
    across any reports of  amateur radio failures due to them .

    Brian

    I was just wondering if I could use it as a selling point for a 20 year
    old Yaesu

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  • From jim.gm4dhj@21:1/5 to Julian Macassey on Thu Mar 9 21:10:00 2023
    On 09/03/2023 18:25, Julian Macassey wrote:
    On Thu, 9 Mar 2023 18:11:32 +0000, brian <[email protected]> wrote:
    In message <[email protected]>, Brian
    Morrison <[email protected]> writes
    On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 09:16:28 +0000
    "jim.gm4dhj" <[email protected]> wrote:

    when did yeasu go lead free solder?

    RoHS was mandatory from 1st July 2006, I would expect that pretty much
    all the manufacturers worldwide had moved over to the needed materials
    at least 6 months to a year before that date.


    Military electronics was still using leaded solder when I retired in
    2015, for fear of the dreaded tin whiskers. However , I've not come
    across any reports of amateur radio failures due to them .

    The US military were terrified of solder flux too.

    you mean soder shirley ?

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  • From jim.gm4dhj@21:1/5 to Brian Morrison on Thu Mar 9 22:11:30 2023
    On 09/03/2023 21:24, Brian Morrison wrote:
    On Thu, 9 Mar 2023 21:09:10 +0000
    "jim.gm4dhj" <[email protected]> wrote:

    I was just wondering if I could use it as a selling point for a 20
    year old Yaesu

    I believe that many or all of the early problems with lead-free solder
    have been solved, although I'm not sure exactly when. Indium was one
    metal added to improve the ductility of the finished joints.

    oh right

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  • From Brian Morrison@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Mar 9 21:24:12 2023
    On Thu, 9 Mar 2023 21:09:10 +0000
    "jim.gm4dhj" <[email protected]> wrote:

    I was just wondering if I could use it as a selling point for a 20
    year old Yaesu

    I believe that many or all of the early problems with lead-free solder
    have been solved, although I'm not sure exactly when. Indium was one
    metal added to improve the ductility of the finished joints.

    --

    Brian Morrison

    "I am not young enough to know everything"
    Oscar Wilde

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