On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 09:47 -0700, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ Elecraft wrote: > Here are some direct links to lead based solder distributors who ship to > Europe and the U.S. You can order directly from these suppliers on-line. > > http://tinyurl.com/o2zgf www.rapidonline.com - U.K. Company > http://www.digikey.com - U.S. and Eu > http://snipurl.com/vgt6 www.mouser.com - U.S. and Eu
You can also order Lead based solder in the EU from EU based distributors such as RS-components Here part number 551-671 is an ideal choice for the hobbyist http://rswww.com or in ireland http://www.radionics.ie Farnell also sell tin/lead solders from a number of manufacturers http://www.farnell.com/ Lead based solders will remain available for the foreseeable future Recently I have been doing some work with lead free solders, It's not very nice to work with and my advice is to avoid lead free solder except for situations where it's absolutely necessary 73 Brendan EI6IZ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
