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Re: gEDA-user: Soldering iron tip turns black



On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 12:40 -0800, Steven Michalske wrote:
> > I understand it is important to keep leaded and lead-free process stuff
> > separate to avoid contamination - I'm not sure if that is a legislatory
> > or process requirement though.

> Solders are alloys,  if you change their ratios you change their properties,  like melting point and strength.

I get that, but I wouldn't have thought using the same iron for both
processes would contaminate things enough to cause a problem.. it was
that I was wondering about though.

PS. Most of my tips are higher temperature types (700'F IIRC), intended
for lead free applications, but they work just fine on Leaded.

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