/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Well I bought one of these pocket oscilloscope kits, and it looks to be in reasonable quality, though I may swap out some of the buttons for nicer ones. Is there any reason to use lead-free solder over 60/40? I have both, and was thinking that until I make a case for it I'll be holding this thing with bare hands making tin solder slightly more appealing, and I'd also like to get used to it. But since it requires a higher temperature, will it be more likely that I fry a component? Anything else to watch out for, like how flux behaves? Is tin pest a threat?