Hi all

I thought I'd start a new string off for this even though its similar to
the cadmium in contacts one

I received a newsletter from Murata the other day, and was quickly thumbing
through (yes i do read them!!) when i came across an interesting article
titled 'cadmium free trimmer potentiometers' I had no idea that cadmium had
been used in cermet devices and began to wonder what other components may
crawl out of the RoHS woodwork!!.  I've requested some data on the new
devices, as I'm interested in the quality and performance etc (the cadmium
must have been added for a reason) so I'll forward any interesting facts.
I'm wondering if anyone else in the group has come across this component or
is aware of any other cermet based products that may be affected.   I'm
also wondering whether some of the smaller manufacturers are aware of these
potential pitfalls, we've sent questionnaires to our suppliers but none
came back and said 'hey check your cermet devices out' !!

It looks like everyone is waiting for someone else to take the lead!!

regards

Paul

Paul R Taylor
Senior Engineer, Product Supply Group
Pitney Bowes
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website: www.pb.com
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