Tag: electrical fault

  • Tin Whiskers in a Wireless Thermostat Receiver

    Tin Whiskers in a Wireless Thermostat Receiver

    Introduction Tin Whiskers are a crystalline growth made of the element tin. They are in the form of a very thin straight hair with one end attached to the tin from which they are formed. They often form on lead free solder used to fix components to circuit boards now that lead is banned.