David Pratt-2 wrote: > > Do the K3 PC boards use lead free solder? > > I have just read the rather disturbing article in last Thursday's > Guardian newspaper that highlights a potential problem with whiskers > developing on the solder as well as the solder being more brittle and > likely to fail if the boards are flexed. > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/03/research.engineering > If you search the archives, David, you'll find that this has been discussed before. http://www.nabble.com/forum/Search.jtp?forum=28632&local=y&query=whiskers will give you links to the previous threads.
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