TIL soldering with lead-free is fine for my Switch modchip installs

I used to swear by leaded solder for everything because it flows easier, but after watching a buddy's rework station stream I tried a 63/37 SAC alloy and honestly the joints came out cleaner. Anybody else stick with one type of solder or do you swap based on the board?

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charlie_allen17d ago

Start buying cheap solder and watch those modchips go up in smoke.

fisher.charlie17d ago

Lead-free is fine for my Switch modchip installs" is a bold take but I've been there too. I grabbed some cheap SAC305 from Amazon once and it was total junk, so I stick with a name brand like Kester or MG Chemicals. @charlie_allen definitely knows the pain of bad solder laughs because that's exactly how you end up with bridges that won't reflow clean.