RoHS Part Conversion

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I have a leaded legacy board that I continue to make. I had... - Nov 07, 2011 by AlanB

I know of a couple places that will take a RoHS part and con... - Nov 07, 2011 by blnorman

Could you elaborate on why it doesn't go Pb to NO Pb? ... - Nov 07, 2011 by AlanB

You need to find out what is not compliant about the part. A... - Nov 07, 2011 by KaHrpr

Would the additional heat required for RoHS solder cause a p... - Nov 07, 2011 by AlanB

Usually not but you should check the manufacturer's data she... - Nov 07, 2011 by dyoungquist

This application is military, which requires a minimum of 3%... - Nov 09, 2011 by blnorman

AlanB

#65378

RoHS Part Conversion | 7 November, 2011

I have a leaded legacy board that I continue to make. I had a replacement for that board that was RoHS compliant. The compliant board was obsoleted. The legacy board has two parts that keep it form being made in a compliant manner. I found a couple of places on the internet the say they can convert a ic to be RoHS compliant. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is it feasible to do this?

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blnorman

#65379

RoHS Part Conversion | 7 November, 2011

I know of a couple places that will take a RoHS part and convert it to leaded, but not the other way around.

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AlanB

#65381

RoHS Part Conversion | 7 November, 2011

Could you elaborate on why it doesn't go Pb to NO Pb?

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KaHrpr

#65382

RoHS Part Conversion | 7 November, 2011

You need to find out what is not compliant about the part. Also some parts can be compliant even though they are not stated to be. Even if the leads had a tin lead finish it may not be enough to make it not compliant. Anyways there is not any body in Europe checking.

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AlanB

#65385

RoHS Part Conversion | 7 November, 2011

Would the additional heat required for RoHS solder cause a problem for the older non-RoHS IC?

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dyoungquist

#65386

RoHS Part Conversion | 7 November, 2011

Usually not but you should check the manufacturer's data sheet for that IC. It should say in the datasheet what the maximum reflow soldering temperature is.

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blnorman

#65409

RoHS Part Conversion | 9 November, 2011

This application is military, which requires a minimum of 3% Pb on the terminations, or mulitple mitigations for tin whisker prevention.

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