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Search - "lead free solder"
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Yay today my power extender broke!
(the thing that allows you to connect multiple devices to one sockiet, i dont remember the correct term)
That means i need to buy the new one! Because the old one is using rivots it means i cant repair it!
Stupic fucking lead free solder! Why do you even use this shit for connections? It will create those tin wiskers (small wires) that will short shit! This is the reason why my 3 old power extenders failed! And it is propably the reason why it failed as well!1 -
Tin whiskers grow on solder joints and make shorts. They’re real, and they kill a lot of electronics.
The only known cure is adding lead to the solder, but modern standards only allow lead-free solder prone to tin whiskers. Leaded solder is the reason that early computers are still operational today.
Petition to allow medical equipment manufacturers to use leaded solder! Life support shorting out and burning in the middle of the night will kill the patient.7