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On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > ROHS sucks big time. I add some 63/37 lead solder to the connection prior > to using solder wick then it works. 700 degrees should work. > I would re solder with the good stuff. > > -----Original Message----- From: Ken Hohhof > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 3:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AFMUG] soldering temperature for repair work > > > I pulled out an old Weller WTCPT soldering iron, the type where the tip > controls the temperature, not the one with a digital readout, and was > trying > to change out some components on a MIkrotik board. The tip was a 700 > degree > 1/16" tip. I haven't done much soldering since the world went lead free, > but a 700 degree tip used to be standard in the 60/40 solder world. The > solder on the Mikrotik board just laughed at it. (I was using some small > solder wick.) > > Do I need a higher temperature tip, or a bigger tip? Or both? > > And can I use 60/40 or 63/37 solder for the new components and clean the > flux off with alcohol like we did in the old days? Will that hurt anything > as long as the RoHS police don't find out? > > >
