Hi Ajay,
Nice to hear from you after a while. All the exemptions are subject to periodic review (every 4 years) to see if alternative materials/process have been developed to replace the hazardous material in them. From my collective knowledge, the EU will give at least 2 years for implementation of these new "non-exemptions" into new products.

Amol Kane
M.S (Industrial Eng.)
Process Engineer
Harvard Custom Manufacturing 
941 Route 38  Owego, NY 13827
Phone: (607) 687-7669 x349
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From:   Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]]  On Behalf Of Ajay Moghe
Sent:   Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:11 AM
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Subject:        Re: [LF] RoHS & Cadmium - was Re: [LF] Ray Franklin's defense of RoHS

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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