Re: Lead-free solder and tin whiskers: Older than you think
I've said it before and I'll say it again-
The tin/lead alloy hype is overblown, as usual, to push an agenda. The two are bound together, and barring acids, solder's not gonna yield any elementary lead.
Take common table salt, for instance. Elemental sodium and chlorine can kill, yet the NaCl compound does not.
Why don't we ban water while we're at it? The hydrogen! Think of the children! Yet water doesn't just split itself and yield its elements...
Your windows and glassware don't revert back to lime, silica, and soda ash at the drop of a hat either.
Are those enough examples?
The whole "lead scare" is as ludicrous as those pushing it.
I've said it before and I'll say it again-
The tin/lead alloy hype is overblown, as usual, to push an agenda. The two are bound together, and barring acids, solder's not gonna yield any elementary lead.
Take common table salt, for instance. Elemental sodium and chlorine can kill, yet the NaCl compound does not.
Why don't we ban water while we're at it? The hydrogen! Think of the children! Yet water doesn't just split itself and yield its elements...
Your windows and glassware don't revert back to lime, silica, and soda ash at the drop of a hat either.
Are those enough examples?
The whole "lead scare" is as ludicrous as those pushing it.
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