Hi all,

And let us not forget that some people looked at this logically and applied
logic to the issue. Why is an industry that is using less than 1% going to
be forced to make a change that will cost more and cause increased process
demands?

Richard Hamilton
Clemar Mfg. / Rain Bird
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Werner  Engelmaier [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 1:01 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [LF] Lead Usage in Electronics
>
> Hi Bob,
> Wow! To compare the government and its agencies to a "Professor" is more
> than
> bid strong. Insane asylum inmates having stolen the keys may be more apt.
> Those are the very people that have cost this country 50 billion dollars
> (and
> counting) with their asbestos scare.
> Do you really believe everything coming down from D.C.?
> How about our V.P. claiming to have invented the Internet?
> How about sandblasting lead-containing paint from highway bridges (some
> kids
> might chew it off), only to contaminate peoples backyards with now
> airborne
> lead.
> And for your information, work has been going on for lead-free solders for
>
> some time-with all the effort no drop-in replacement has been found to my
> knowledge. And things are not as simple as getting a new reflow machine.
>
> Werner Engelmaier
> Engelmaier Associates, L.C.
> Electronic Packaging, Interconnection and Reliability Consulting
> 7 Jasmine Run
> Ormond Beach, FL  32174  USA
> Phone: 904-437-8747, Fax: 904-437-8737
> E-mail: [log in to unmask], Website: www.engelmaier.com
>
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