Solve : No more solder; Use Glue!?

1.	Solve : No more solder; Use Glue!?
Answer» This is a recommendation for those who are in desperate need of repair to a small circuit board with a broken trace. Solder takes a rather high temperature that can destroy small parts. Few hobbyists will have the tools and current skill sets to don it right. I used to, but now I am out of practice. There is another way. Conductive Glue as a replacement for solder. For small repairs, it is cost-effective and safe. It sets up in 2 hours and can be used for low power applications High voltage and high current are not recommended. But you might try anyway. If you are desperate. Google for 'Conductive Glue" or "Cold Solder" and find several places the sell it on line. Less that five dollars for a small amount. It does not take much. Here is a picture: The LED is on and is held to the wires using carbon-based adhesive made for this purpose. It is less risky that using solder and has no lead. But normal solder is about 40% lead. The site that sells the PRODUCT. "Wire Glue" Conductive GlueQuote from: Geek-9pm on March 26, 2012, 12:06:25 AM But normal solder is about 40% lead. On July 1, 2006 the European Union Waste Electrical and ELECTRONIC Equipment Directive and Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) came into effect prohibiting the intentional addition of lead to most consumer electronics produced in the EU. Manufacturers in the U.S. may receive tax benefits by reducing the use of lead-based solder. Lead-free solders in commercial use may contain tin, copper, silver, bismuth, indium, zinc, antimony, and traces of other metals. Most lead-free replacements for conventional Sn60/Pb40 and Sn63/Pb37 solder have melting points from 5 to 20 °C higher, though solders with much lower melting points are available. Right. Boy you are fast, Salmon Trout From the links you gave: Quote Bismuth has unusually low toxicity for a heavy metal. ... as a replacement for lead, have become an increasing part of bismuth's commercial importance .. Malku Khota property in Bolivia is a large resource of indium with an indicated resource of 1,481 tonnes Next time I GO to Bolivia, I might get some indium. They gots lots. Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 26, 2012, 12:30:17 AM Right. Boy you are fast, Salmon Trout Depends on PERSPECTIVE, while his reply may have been fast, the information in it has been around since 2006........

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This is a recommendation for those who are in desperate need of repair to a small circuit board with a broken trace.

Solder takes a rather high temperature that can destroy small parts. Few hobbyists will have the tools and current skill sets to don it right. I used to, but now I am out of practice.

There is another way. Conductive Glue as a replacement for solder. For small repairs, it is cost-effective and safe.

It sets up in 2 hours and can be used for low power applications High voltage and high current are not recommended. But you might try anyway. If you are desperate.

Google for 'Conductive Glue" or "Cold Solder" and find several places the sell it on line. Less that five dollars for a small amount. It does not take much.
Here is a picture:

The LED is on and is held to the wires using carbon-based adhesive made for this purpose. It is less risky that using solder and has no lead. But normal solder is about 40% lead.

The site that sells the PRODUCT.
"Wire Glue" Conductive GlueQuote from: Geek-9pm on March 26, 2012, 12:06:25 AM

But normal solder is about 40% lead.

On July 1, 2006 the European Union Waste Electrical and ELECTRONIC Equipment Directive and Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) came into effect prohibiting the intentional addition of lead to most consumer electronics produced in the EU. Manufacturers in the U.S. may receive tax benefits by reducing the use of lead-based solder. Lead-free solders in commercial use may contain tin, copper, silver, bismuth, indium, zinc, antimony, and traces of other metals. Most lead-free replacements for conventional Sn60/Pb40 and Sn63/Pb37 solder have melting points from 5 to 20 °C higher, though solders with much lower melting points are available.

Right. Boy you are fast, Salmon Trout
From the links you gave:
Quote

Bismuth has unusually low toxicity for a heavy metal.
...
as a replacement for lead, have become an increasing part of bismuth's commercial importance
..
Malku Khota property in Bolivia is a large resource of indium with an indicated resource of 1,481 tonnes

Next time I GO to Bolivia, I might get some indium. They gots lots.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on March 26, 2012, 12:30:17 AM

Right. Boy you are fast, Salmon Trout

Depends on PERSPECTIVE, while his reply may have been fast, the information in it has been around since 2006........

Solve : No more solder; Use Glue!?

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