[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

Hopefully not using lead solder.

And as for lead free solder, I don't use it. Ever. That stuff is terrible. Wrecks the tips of the irons too.

Yes, all our solder is lead free. We've never had any issues with it doing its job. I have yet to have a good solder joint break on our robot... There have been a few cold solder joints, fixed with training and demonstrations, an a few wires that have broken past the joint from stress, but never an issue with the joint itself. Yes, the tips of the irons need to be replaced every couple of years... but we can afford a couple bucks for new tips when we need them.