Re: gEDA-user: Looking for PCB fab recommendations

[Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@xxxxxxx>]

Michael Sokolov schrieb:
> Peter TB Brett <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>> * SnPb finish - this one is an absolute requirement for ideological /
>>>   philosophical reasons, RoHS crap is *not* acceptable.
>> In the nicest possible way, WTF?
> 
> [...]
> 
> The lead-free crap suffers from the severe problem of tin whiskers.  [...]

You can still get gold finish. It's both RoHS compliant and reliable
(and can be used with whatever solder you choose). The oldest pcbs I
still use are from the early 80s. Those with gold finish seem to be in
better shape than those with the SnPb finish.

Philipp


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