Michael Sokolov schrieb: > Peter TB Brett <pe...@peter-b.co.uk> wrote: > >>> * SnPb finish - this one is an absolute requirement for ideological / >>> philosophical reasons, RoHS crap is *not* acceptable. >> In the nicest possible way, WTF? > > [...] > > The lead-free crap suffers from the severe problem of tin whiskers. [...]
You can still get gold finish. It's both RoHS compliant and reliable (and can be used with whatever solder you choose). The oldest pcbs I still use are from the early 80s. Those with gold finish seem to be in better shape than those with the SnPb finish. Philipp _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user