Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 04 18:02:07 EST 2006 | jasont
what is this for? I have info
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 27 15:12:48 EST 2006 | GS
From technical point of view: it should not be a problem to mix Pb with Pb Free components soldered with a LF solder process. You have to take care about the max temperature allowed on your Pb components and make sure they can withstand the higher
Electronics Forum | Thu May 29 16:04:08 EDT 2003 | Rick B.
When is the U.S. required to fully implement the use of leadfree solder? European Directive 2002/95/EC is talking about year 2006 restricting the use of certain hazardous materials in electrical and electronic equipment.ie Lead,mercury,cadmium and he
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 29 18:18:53 EDT 2005 | GS
Does any body knows wich are the latest TAC's news about the subject? As we know: - WEEE implememtation date has been postponed to Jan 2006 - Any Idea if they are thinking to postpone also for ROHS? (it would be great benefict for all the EE asse
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 03 11:23:15 EST 2006 | fastek
Frank- I don't believe your statement regarding Zevatech always being a Juki platform is correct. I can remember Zevatech selling SMT equipment 25 years ago and they sure as hell didn't come from Japan then......
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 03 15:33:26 EST 2006 | pjc
Yes Rick, you are correct, Zevatech HBA, PPM7 & PPM9 were all designed and built by Swiss. That was a long long time ago.
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 23 15:59:13 EST 2006 | pjc
Yes, the RoHS is just EU protectionism. We should have told them in the beginning that we will not participate. And say OK then, don't buy our gear then. But we are pussys now, no balls to stand up. We cave to them EU'ers.
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 24 13:05:08 EST 2006 | samir
Patrick, I learned at a Lead-Free seminar, where the seminar lecturer was a proponent of Bismuth in soldering, that Bismuth is actually "safe to eat" and is one of the few non-toxic metals around.
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 24 14:51:27 EST 2006 | samir
I'd like a volunteer to have the 1st 100% RoHS WEEE Lead-Free pacemaker inserted in their bodies to regulate the heart!
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 25 07:25:34 EST 2006 | davef
Russ Who benefits? * Tin producers [ITRI] and sales-types * Equipment producers and sales-types * Friends, relatives, red-haired children, and sycophants of Euroland legislators working in the regulation and compliance activities relating to leadfre
