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-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Ellis
Sent: 16 June 2005 10:00
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Lead-Free, Why?
Sorry, Chris, I have no power to supply copies of SSMT: I receive a
single copy "for personal use only", as a hack. You will have to ask the
publisher for a reprint of the article.
Brian.
Hughes, Chris wrote:
> Brian,
> Interesting point. Although I doubt that WEEE & RoHS Directives will
be
> null and void. I have good relations with many of the guys in the
> various government agencies, and we are certainly at the stage in both
> the UK & Ireland where both these directives are almost ready to be
> transposed into UK law. But from a legal standing, I don't doubt the
> possibility that you could have a case if you had a few million Euros!
>
> I sympathise with you on this matter, and wonder if you too have
> relations with any of the insiders, as your arguments are certainly
> familiar!
>
> Believe me, I too would be happy to see a risk assessment carried out
on
> the WEEE & RoHS Directives, which may then pull out many of the stupid
> hurdles we are all likely to encounter as we edge ever closer to the
key
> associated dates. As an environmental scientist, I always seek the
> scientific reasoning for any supposed environmental policies created
to
> reduce our impact on the environment we all take for granted. I hope
the
> introduction of the risk assessment requirement will prevent what some
> refer to as 'hypocritical environmental policy' from being stamped by
> the EU Commission in the future. I won't reference the speaker of this
> quote, as I believe he is now eating his hat!
>
> Mr Ellis, keep up the good work!
>
> As a final note, would you be able to send me a copy of Soldering and
> Surface Mount Technology Vol 17 No. 4 once published?
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Chris
>
> Christopher Hughes
> Environmental Scientist
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Ellis
> Sent: 16 June 2005 09:31
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Lead-Free, Why?
>
> By coincidence, I wrote an Internet Commentary for Soldering and
Surface
> Mount Technology Vol 17 No. 4 last week. This will be published on 30
> September 2005, according to the schedule. This literally slams into
the
> implementation of the RoHS and WEEE Directives, using Mr Bumble's
> quote as the sub-title: "If the law supposes that ... the law is a ass
-
> a idiot". Unfortunately, copyright and pre-publication non-disclosure
> forbid me from reproducing it here, but you may be interested to read
it
> when that issue of SSMT slams into your in-tray with a resounding
thump.
> Pity the deadline to publication interval is 3 months!
>
> That having been said, my opposition to the RoHS Directive is based
> mainly on environmental grounds. Now, as I understand it, European law
> states that any Directive that has an impact on the environment or H&S
> must have a risk assessment conducted. This never happened with RoHS
or
> WEEE because "funding was not available". I therefore contend that
there
> is a possibility that these Directives may be null and void. It would
> require a lot of legal eagles to study whether my contention is valid,
> followed by a case before the European Court of Justice to have a
> judgement whether the European Commission committed an illegal act by
> not having a Risk Assessment, which would overturn the Directives.
> Obviously this would be a costly action, a wee bit more than my
> retirement pension affords me, but somebody here (or the IPC European
> Representative) may wish to make a preliminary enquiry into the
> potential validity of my contention. If he thinks he has a case and
> applies to the ECJ for a judgement, he may be able to obtain an
> immediate suspended injunction ("effet suspensif") delaying the entry
> into force of the Directives until after the scheduled judgement. A
bon
> entendeur, salut!
>
> Brian
>
> Stephen Gregory wrote:
>
>>Mornin' Everyone!
>>
>>Yesterday I had one of our test technicians come to me and
>>ask if I knew of any good reference articles about the pro's and
>>cons of Lead-free solders.
>>
>>He's doing a assignment in his college class about manufacturing
>>processes. I first went on my rant about how mis-guided this whole
>>thing is, and then told him that I was sure I could find him some good
>>references.
>>
>>I did a search and found one that I had never seen before, and after
>>reading it, I think it's the best one I've read. Go to:
>>
>>http://www.cepelec.com/iso_album/leadfreehmiller.pdf
>>
>>It's 53-pages, and very, very good!
>>
>>Kind regards,
>>
>>-Steve Gregory-
>>Senior Process Engineer
>>LaBarge Incorporated
>>Tulsa, Oklahoma
>>(918) 459-2285
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