Thanks John for mentioning that relays with cd are exempt.I had all my
relays redmarked.All the same where can one get an updated list of such
priviledged devices (exempt)for us to scratch  off the 'suspects' list
Also are these exemptions lifelong or 'upto the year xxxx' type
regards
Ajay Moghe




RoHS


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I think part of the ban on cadmium was not researched very
well before the RoHS legislation was published.
>
>  Of particular concern to me is cadmium in relay contacts. While this is
now an exempted use, it was only granted an exemption fairly recently.
Cadmium in relay contacts helps harden the contacts and makes them last
longer in high-current / high inrush-current / significant power factor
relay applications. When I was looking at Cd-free replacements for relays
with cadmium contacts, I saw that in all cases relays with Cd-free

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