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DJI will no longer stop drones from flying over airports, wildfires, and the White House (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] piecat 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fumes don't contain lead, it's not nearly hot enough. Those fumes are flux burning.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's good.

But I still don't get why someone would willingly use lead when lead free works great.

I mean the RoHA for example exist for good reason.

[–] piecat 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Leaded is objectively better for everything except health/pollution. Which is the point of RoHS.

Leaded solder has a lower melting point, flows much better, easier to visually see bad solder joints, and doesn't form whiskers. Also less brittle, so cracked joints are less likely.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 hours ago

Sure but it works well enough if you have just a little skill.