Greg,
I can't directly answer your question but hav
Greg,
I can't directly answer your question but have heard it discussed.
I would however strongly urge individuals and companies to forward all
these RoHS implementation issues to both the DTi at the email below
before the 29th Oct 2004 which is when the final consultation period
ends (for the UK - but contributions from all and any will add weight)
AND to all trade associations to which you may belong and urge them to
put pressure on appropriate government channels to take sensible action.
The sudden obsolescence of components in the face of RoHS conversion is
beginning to escalate making decisions on redesign difficult if not
impossible to judge. We already know that some components are not
promised as RoHS compliant until very close to the deadline - how many
of those will turn into no shows?
How many of us big and small alike will be faced with finding the
critical component unavailable as RoHS compliant only days or weeks
before the deadline, no matter how much effort we have expended in
ascertaining otherwise?
FYI - there is a group of companies currently pursuing the exemption of
life time buy stocks - if you would like to join the group email me.
If the whole of the electronics industry had work in unison on this
issue from the outset then we would not be facing the predicament we are
now and would possibly have been able to comply. As it stands now there
are some very serious issues facing many companies, however unless there
is joint action by all concerned then there is absolutely no hope of
turning any of them around.
Email issues regarding WEEE & RoHS, giving justifiable reasoning and
practical solutions, to:
Nick Jolly, Dept. of Trade & Industry
Electronics Unit
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44 (0)20 7215 1331
Fax: +44 (0)20 7215 1966
Mobile: 0787 640 7444
Snail: Bay 254
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 9SS
Regards,
Chris
____________________________________________________
Chris James
Engineering Services Manager
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Direct: 01793 842136
-----Original Message-----
From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anderson, Greg (GE
Infrastructure)
Sent: 12 October 2004 16:50
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [LF] Remediating Pb Components to Pb-free
Forum:
With the more recent definition of homogeneous materials as less than 1%
of essentially any material in/on components, my company has found
itself backed into a corner. We have many existing designs with legacy
components that WILL NOT be manufactured "Pb-Free", but would be
economically unfeasible to redesign to incorporate newer, Pb-Free
components.
As an option, I was asked if it were feasible "to strip the Pb from the
component leads, and re-apply a Pb-Free coating."
So, ignoring the remaining questions regarding whether or not the
"internals" are RoHS compliant, or if the "internals" could survive the
higher soldering temperatures, I ask the forum:
1) Is it technically feasible to perform such a remediation?
2) Are there companies that are actually performing this work (either
for themselves or as a service?).
Thanks,
Greg Anderson
Manfacturing Engineer
GE Fanuc Automation
Charlottesville, VA
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