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Lead-Free Soldering: Striving for a Consensus

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  • Folks,

    Recently I posted a note about a flurry of Technet posts in which I was misquoted regarding the status of lead-free electronics assembly.  Harvey Miller then weighed in.  I responded. And this in turn raised more comments.

    All of this caused me to wonder, is it possible to achieve a consensus on the state of Pb-free assembly?  I think it might be and am going to try.  The main thing that I think is important in this quest is that any points for the consensus, or lack thereof, be supported by data and analysis, not emotion.

    If you have a point to add, that is backed by data and analysis, please share it with me.  One of the things I hope to accomplish is to develop a list of references, that can be referred to to support the consensus.

    Stay tuned for more info on this effort.

    Cheers,

    Dr. Ron