Your lucky all your parts have a leadfree path at all.  Many are
redesigning product because RoHS compliant replacements are not
available and will not ever be available.  I'm talking about products
that were first designed just two years ago! It's costing companies tens
of thousands of dollars in PCB redesigns.  

Furthermore, component vendors without clear RoHS compliance outlined in
their datasheets are not being designed in to new product and are being
omitted from Bills of Material that are being converted to RoHS
compliance.  And yes, it's been my experience that some component
vendors are still clueless about this.

- Jon DeGenova

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From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shawn Vike (By way
of [log in to unmask])
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 4:22 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [LF] Lead-Free (RoHS) compliance dates

Not just your opinion.
I had the same response from a vendor this week. I almost reached
through the phoneline, down there throat and pulled their unmentionables
back through the line.
Seriously, if there are any component/hardware/connector/etc. vendors
listening
- get your act together. Saying you will be compliant by 7/1/06 is NOT
an acceptable answer. Not supplying info on how we will identify
compliant parts is NOT acceptable. You WILL lose customers if you
continue with these responses.
Feels good to get that off my chest!
Just another guy's warped opinion!
Shawn Vike
Operations Manager
Pathway Connectivity Inc.
103 Inglewood Plaza
1439 17th Avenue S.E.
Calgary, AB T2G 1J9
Canada

phone 403-243-8110 (ext 78)
fax 403-287-1281

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>> OK, here goes a short rant.
>>
>> I received an internal "New Part Number Request" form with a part 
>> that the vendor says will be compliant by 7/1/06.
>>
>> HELLO!!! I need all my parts to be compliant by 4/1/06 (at the 
>> latest) so I can integrate (assemble) them and test my product before
shipping.
>> Are these vendors so arrogant that they don't realize the potential 
>> pain this will cause their customers? Are they going to pay for the 
>> lost revenue because we didn't get compliant parts until the day we 
>> need to ship completed products?
>>
>> Note to vendors, if you can't supply compliant parts when I need them

>> I'll find one that will.
>>
>> Sigh. I feel better now, so I'll get off my soapbox.
>>
>> Just my opinion, please don't be offended.
>>
>> Phil Nutting

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