3 Jun
2006
3 Jun
'06
7:31 p.m.
OK, the question running through my mind is how this
affects resale of our
old gear. Is that grandfathered in somehow, or is that no longer allowed
either? What about board level replacement parts, etc.?
I would not worry any time soon (however, be vigilant). Many things that
have hazmat status that are much nastier than solder still trade with
almost no restrictions or no enforcement.
How many things with PCBs, asbestos, mercury, radium, and BeO trade on
Ebay every day without a hitch? Or go thru the USPS? Or sell at the flea
market?
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org