On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:08:51 -0700, "Leeper" wrote:

t is really application and chip package specific,


Bull****. Lead based solder alloys are superior in damn near all
electronic realms, and there is no configuration where they would not be
other than high end commercial and military applications, and they
certainly do not include Tin.

RoHS is a Euro-ploy to boost the Euro-dollar, and there is no health
problem surrounding lead alloyed solders.

It is all bull****, and it was all bull**** when it was started.

We already had regulations in place for such matters for DECADES.

Get a clue.