Extending Tip Life in Pb-Free Hand Soldering

摘要

Soldering iron tips continually erode during normal use. Pb-free solder alloys - and their associated fluxes - accelerate these mechanisms, leading to higher replacement rates. This increases the cost of ownership of a soldering iron, through higher purchasing costs and lower equipment utilization. The key lies in ensuring effective soldering performance, while reducing both the maximum and average temperatures attained at the soldering iron tip.