8 Oct
2007
8 Oct
'07
12:14 a.m.
On Mon, 1 Oct 2007, Tony Duell wrote:
I'm wondering, does any of that also apply to cables imported into the UK
I've not
soldered a computer cable since the 1980s and I was rubbish at
it then. And even so, I have no source for the relevant connectors!
For the last part, RS components, Farnell, Digikey???
For the first part, I'd offer to do it for you, but it would be illegal
to do so. Owing to our totally daft laws, (a) I'd have to use lead-free
solder, which I don't have, don't trust, and am not set up to use and
(b) it has been said that if an enthusiast (specifically a model
engineer, but it would apply here too) does jobs for others, then his
workshop becomes a workplace and is covered by all the daft
health-and-safety rules that I have no desire to get involved with, and
which quite honestly, would stop me from getting on with things. from the US? 99% of the cables I make and ship to the
UK are made with
crimped connections (done with the correct OEM tooling and given a
good
pull test too). Because a lot of the connectors I use are NOS/vintage, I
really have no idea if they have lead in them though. I suspect most don't
as the D-sub pins I tend to use are the gold plated AMP brand pins, but
this does get me wondering. I know the modular plugs I use are lead free
at least.