Hi Technos,

"our designs are perfect, lead-free is a manufacturing problem"... Does this sound familiar to you? Well, I got to hit this wall, me too.

Our product developpers don't really feel like they should hop into this train.

There are 2 things I would like to ask you:

• what ammo (technical, of course) should I use to change their minds
• besides deciding on a suitable alternative finish of the PCB, higher Tg FR4, picking the right components, is the intimate design of the PCBs affected by the Pb-free? I mean, different land patterns, clearances, via technologies, etc.? What about solder masks and marking inks?

Any clue would be largely appreciated.

Thanks,
Ioan