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Robert Baer[_3_]

wrote:
On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:53:03 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso"
wrote:

Is there an iron and a desolder tool that makes ROHS as easy as SnPb used to
be?

RoHS joints just look different than PbSn solder joints. With PbSn,
it's easy to see the quality of the joints. Good joints are shiny and
the solder flows smoothly. RoHs solder doesn't flow as well and you
can't see a big difference between good and bad. You *really* need
the proper flux for RoHS. I tend to use a hotter than recommended
iron so my dwell time is a lot less. I also replace parts with PbSn
solder (I do work on customer hardware).

Short answer: No. ;-)
Hmm..I have no flow problems with Sn96.3Ag3.7 solder.