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Old 02-18-2010, 04:02 AM   #26 (permalink)
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I was just reading an article on Tin Whiskers developing with non-lead solders. The military evidently is concerned about the reliability of non-lead solders:
Lead-free solder: A train wreck in the making - Military & Aerospace Electronics

This was a Military & Aerospace Electronics article from 2005. Have they improved the lead free solders since then? That makes me feel a little concerned. I don't want any tin whiskers developing under a very high power environment.
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