Have you 100% self test for every other operation or claim that vendors

make for their products on existing D of C's - I doubt it. So why get

paranoid now? Accepting D of C's is permissible but ought if practicable

be backed up by spot testing.



 



Getting details of the composition is not a requirement of RoHS and

would add significant burden to do so. Why push for more than is

required - if too many people push then it will become a defacto

requirement and then a mandatory requirement.



 



 



Do you take your car home after a smog check and then take it to a lab

to have it checked again or do you accept the smog station certificate?



 



Regards,



Chris



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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of jeff

collins

Sent: 08 September 2005 09:55

To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]

Subject: RoHS: Proof of Supplier Component Compliance



 



Group,



 



I am finding several component suppliers ( many who are major mfr's )

that will issue a COC or letter of conformity to RoHS but with no

Evidence of compliance or even a breakdown of the weights or percentages

of the hazardous substances.



 



Is anyone else having this issue? This puts us in a position where we

either have to:



 



* Blindly accept their COC/Letter of conformance and HOPE they really

are compliant and do not exceed the hazardous threshold limits.



 



* Have their components tested. ( An expensive option )



* Change suppliers to one that can provide this info ( A very very

painful and expensive option at this point )



 



So I know this is a rhetorical question but how can they claim

compliance for their components and not know the  Mass and % of Content

of the banned substances? 



 



 



Thanks,



 



Jeff Collins



 



 



 



 



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