Hi Bill,
I'm surprised to hear about the lack of lead-free solder materials. I
believe that you should be able to find these from all major solder
suppliers.
Regards,
David Suraski
AIM
+1-401-463-5605 ext. 5210
www.aimsolder.com
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From: Brooks,Bill [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 11:51 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Lead Free
Hi Pete,
It's so funny that you bring that subject up...
While I was at the Del Mar Electronics Show, a few people asked about
lead free, and one of the key questions was, "Where can I buy a roll of
lead free solder to do rework?" They guy had looked all over the place
to find some and said he was concerned about the closing deadline to be
compliant with the E.U. requirement to have his products lead free, but
he could not find the materials anywhere to build his products with.
I hear a lot of seminar announcements and discussion in magazines but no
flurry of products are forthcoming. Sounds like we may have some lag in
getting on board here in the U.S.
Also there is some concern that footprints for components might need to
change geometries due to the differences in the solders. But I have not
seen any new designs based on any real data. I think we are in denial
about it here in the US and it may in fact affect our ability to sell in
the E.U.
It's a great topic... I will be listening in to other comments.
Bill Brooks
PCB Design Engineer , C.I.D., C.I.I.
Tel: (760)597-1500 Ext 3772 Fax: (760)597-1510
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Waddell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:19 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [pcdlist] Lead Free
During some of our in-house discussions here at PCD&M the topic of "lead
Free" keeps coming up. While it is easy to see the implications for
manufacturing and especially assembly, we have mixed opinions on the
impact lead free has on design. So I'm turning to you to beg a little
bit of your time to send us your two cents. How much of an impact do you
think lead free will have on design? Should we include more information
on lead free in PCD&M and the conferences? I seem to remember that I
have a couple of Porch Dawg T-shirts from PCB West this year, next
Friday we'll make a blind decision and send out a shirt to two of the
names from the responses to this plea. As always we appreciate you and
what you do. Cheers, Pete
Pete Waddell
President
UP Media Group
678-589-8813
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