Don Pearce wrote:
It is possible to make a decent joint with lead-free solder, even when
you are gap-filling. This is a seven second video I made for our
factory, showing them how to solder the pin of an F-type connector to
a pcb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7038fKlO2s
It IS possible, the problem is that without special equipment you can't
really tell if it's decent or not. The guys at the factory can check it
for good fill, but I can't.
And because it's more brittle, you have to be more careful about designing
for strain relief, making sure connectors are physically secured, etc.
You can make it reliable, but it's more work.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."