> The solder joints of lead-less are not as shiny as with 60/40 solder that
I
> was using previously.  Has anyone experienced the same thing?  (Isn't the
> rule..."a shiny joint is a good joint"?)


A *GOOD* lead-less solder joint has a duller less shiny surface than a lead
solder joint.
The new rule is "a shiny joint used to be a good joint - nowadays it's
harder to tell" :-)

There was a long discussion on lead-less solder on this list a few months
ago. some good technical comments were made there - it is probably worth
searching the archives.


        RM

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