Hi Gary,

Another thing you might want to be aware of is your wave solder...I've heard 
from more than just a few people that high tin content solders will eat 
through stainless steel solder pots. I've heard that you could be changing 
pots every few years depending on how much you run.

-Steve Gregory-

> I am looking at moving my soldering process to use leadfree solder
> sometime this year.  Has anyone already shifted over to using
> leadfree solder?  What type of problems would I expect to
> encounter with using a leadfree solder?  The solder material that
> NEMI is suggesting is SnAgCu, is this going to pose any real
> problems because the temperature is at 217° Celsius with the
> laminate material or what components are selected?  Will I be
> forced to change the finish on the bare board from HASL?  Any help
> or suggestions I get will be greatly appriciated.
> 
> Gary Bremer,
> Manufacturing Engineer
>