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Danger to lead-free electronics: tin whiskers
Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dave Ellery  

Maybe a Brazilian could fix the problem of whiskers growing where you don't want them

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Whiskers - They've ruined missiles, silenced communications satellites and forced nuclear power plants to shut down. Pacemakers, consumer gadgets and even a critical part of a space shuttle have fallen victim.
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ryan (63) Administrator | 2007-10-08 18:06:46
I wonder if advances in nano technology or possibly new alloys are going to provide any answers?
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bill (73) Senior board member | 2007-10-08 21:55:35
well nanotechnology seems to have the answers to everything else, so why not.
I have great faith in human ingenuity, so I'm sure that there will be an answer soon - maybe adhesives hold the solution - but it could not be solvent based and would have to be water based - - so a whole new set of challenges - but thats what we love - there's no challenge if it's too easy
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smurf () - Reliable mil-qual alternatives Newbie | 2007-10-09 22:57:00
Indium could be a useful solder....
http://www.indium.com/
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ryan (63) Administrator | 2007-10-10 05:24:20
I had a look around the site, couldn't find anything specifically about their products solving this problem. They had a few articles about the problem such as Jim Hall's but nothing offering specific solutions.
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