Dave

Assuming that eutectic solder lead in consumer products is an
environmental threat, and you qualify with "probably"-- why not recycle
that 0.5% of solder usage rather than ban it?
Don't you think that silver is probably an environmental threat? Aren't
you concerned about the CO2 and increased energy usage threats of l-f
solder?
Karl Tiefert of Agilent built an energy model back in 2001 just for l-f
reflow ovens: increased power requirement over 1.2B kWh.  He pointed out
that increase would require about 60 power plants the size of the Diablo
Nuclear plant in California. His model was based on 27,500 reflow ovens in
the world.

Yours in ecologically sound engineering,

Harvey Miller




--- MA/NY DDave <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Kirby, IPC LF Listservers,
>
> <There are people I know say  that production equipment used for the
> assembly of electronic equipment (circuit boards) was exempt from RoHS.
> I
> have not seen anything that confirms this or states this type of
> equipment
> is covered under RoHS.  Can anyone clearify this?  What about spare
> parts,
> it looks like to me that spare parts are exempt for equipment placed
> into
> the EU before 1/7/2006.>
>
> If you go back and read this IPC Listserve and all our notes over our,
> and
> I do mean OUR, many years you will find you are correct. Reading the
> Directives is always a good idea.
>
> The EU Directives are first directed to the average consumer, or like-
> consumer application of EEE. After all this is the predominant waste
> stream
> that the EU sees as damaging to the EU Environment. And the EU is
> probably
> correct in their assesment.
>
> The B-to-Business consumer is a bit, or can be, a bit different.
>
> One precaution, many are extending the EU Directives to other items that
> aren't really mandated which includes BtB waste. This is a natural
> process
> of people over reacting.
>
> Yours in Engineering, Dave
> YiEngr, MA/NY DDave
>
> P.S. Say hello to WalterP from your facility.
>
>
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