I can't speak for anyone else, but I'll answer your question with another
"why" question; why was the electronic industry forced to switch from a
reliable, well known and proven solder alloy, to an alloy that has not yet
been proven to be as reliable, is more costly and difficult to process, and
a bigger threat to the environment?

In that question may be the motivation...

Steve

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Subject: [LF] Why?


> Why is it that, every time an electronic malfunction in any device is
> reported by the media, everyone here immediately jumps to the conclusion,
> with no evidence whatsoever, that the fault is due to tin whiskers or
> other LF cause?
>
> Brian
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