leadfree solder content to avoid wire being thin

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what content of leadfree solder ot type leadfree solder sho... - Feb 22, 2006 by

Tin is an excellent solvent. So, whether using lead-free or... - Feb 28, 2006 by davef

I just went through the same problem. We have an inductor th... - Feb 28, 2006 by

arnie

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leadfree solder content to avoid wire being thin | 22 February, 2006

what content of leadfree solder ot type leadfree solder should i use to avoid the leadwires being thin after dipping to solder pot.

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davef

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leadfree solder content to avoid wire being thin | 28 February, 2006

Tin is an excellent solvent. So, whether using lead-free or leaded solder, your wire will neck to one degree or another if the material of the wire dissolves in the metal of the solder.

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Steve Gregory

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leadfree solder content to avoid wire being thin | 28 February, 2006

I just went through the same problem. We have an inductor that is made with a bundle of 30-strands of Litz wire that is vaccuum coated with varnish, and have the ends of the wire bundles tinned that we have to solder to SMT pads on the board. The inductor that we got from the company that made it didn't prep the end of the wire bundles very well. After a post to the IPC Technet about my problem, I got some advice from a Indium engineer who told me that I should use a low tin content solder to prep and tin the Litz wire at a high enough temperature to burn the insulation off, yet not disolve the copper of the wire. He recommended a 70Pb/30Sn solder. I bought 10-lbs of it and filled a tinning pot up and it tins the Litz wire beautifully...

-Steve Gregory-

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