29 May
2010
29 May
'10
1:36 p.m.
Fred Cisin wrote:
That's not what I meant and you know it, if the themometer is broken
then you replace it. If it's not broken and you are using it privately
then you are free to go on using it for as long as you wish. I believe
that if you are using it in cirtain industries (i.e. healthcare) then
the replacement is manditory.
The ban or whatever is only on the sale of NEW equipment. Likewise the
no lead in solder, that only applies to new equipment, and IIRC if you
are repairing old equipment it is still ok to use leaded solder as I
believe there are problems if you mix solder types.
See comments above.
Phill.
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Phill Harvey-Smith, Programmer, Hardware hacker, and general eccentric !
"You can twist perceptions, but reality won't budge" -- Rush.
>
Consdiiering the idfiot EU Bureaucrats have banned mercury-in-glass
> thermometers (I believe), I might just have to :-(
On Sat, 29 May 2010, Phill Harvey-Smith wrote:
I'm sorry I have to take issue with this, in
what way is banning the use
of a (resonably large amount) of hazadous material (Mercury) a bad thing ?
Especially when it can be replaced with a non/less hazadous replacement
that can do the job just as well.
What can I put into that glass thermometer to replace the mercury?
Won't I have to recalibrate it? And yes there
is Mercury in other household things CFL bulbs for
example, but it is at a much lower concentration and cannot easily be
replaced by a less hazadous substance that can do the job as well.
What can I put into the vial to replace the mercury in my thermostat?