9 Nov
2011
9 Nov
'11
11:57 a.m.
On Nov 9, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 9 Nov 2011 at 13:39, David Riley wrote:
Agreed. We only worked with RoHS because so many of our customers have to see
internationally. What RoHS mostly targets, I thought, was the folks who just toss broken
or outdated electronics in the trash (which, let's face it, is probably most of the
people we know because no one has ever told them otherwise).
What worries me more, actually, is the mandate to get rid of incandescent bulbs before a
suitable alternative that's not pumped full of mercury gas is available. I like CFLs
as a light source (well, some of them, anyway), but I've yet to meet anyone else who
doesn't just throw them in the bin when they're dead.
- Dave
Must not be RoHS, then. That stuff is awful; it
doesn't wick and it
always looks like a cold solder joint.
I like lead and have stockpiled enough lead-bearing solder to last
the rest of my days on this vale of tears. I'll keep using it until
the envrio-cops break down my door and confiscate it.
Given the level of electronics recycling today and the reclaimability
of tin-lead solder, I think the RoHS measure was far too premature.
Even worse, the US appears to be signing onto the program...