Hi Joe! Sorry to put ya on the hot seat but your comment "are numerous
exemptions to lead-free and military electronics are among them" is base on
what source of information? I have valiantly looked through the WEEE/RoHs
documentation and I can't find either an exemption nor an inclusion for
avionics/military electronics. There is a large camp of folks who believe
these segments of the electronics industry will be exempt but I haven't
seen anything in print yet. Collins is actively conducting PbFree
investigations to understand the characteristics  PbFree component finishes
and the potential implications of PbFree solder processing but as a
knowledge based activity and not in response to a "requirement". And just
for the record, I am not in favor of implementing PbFree solder processes
without science based rationale.  Looking for help - is the exemption in
print somewhere?

Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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Hi Steve,

There are numerous exemptions to lead-free and military electronics are
among them.

I suspect that they are looking because they must keep up appearances for
those customers that still believe that lead-free is environmentally
responsible (which we now know it is not).

Once the customers become informed of the real facts, the questions begin
to come rather rapidly and indignation follows shortly thereafter.
Education and truth are still powerful forces.

Based on all of the private communications I have had from folks around the
globe it seems that the cracks in the lead-free effort (at the grass roots
level at least) are not just in the lead-free solder joints ;-)   My
crystal ball does not work all that well but we shall all see what comes
over the next months and few years.

I can find many who will disagree with me and I may be wrong, but
personally I believe that the politicians will eventually be backtracking
to save face when their error keeps returning to haunt them.

Best regards,
Joe



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