Waiting for my solder fumes to clear... literally

I was reading up on building my first fuzz pedal last night and found out that lead-free solder actually needs like 30-40 degrees higher heat to flow properly. My cheap iron only goes to 700F so I've probably been borderline melting joints for two years. Has anyone else run into trouble switching between solder types mid-build?

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simon_coleman13h ago

Ngl I've used leaded solder on 500F with no issues for years and it's fine.