Encapsulation would only make it harder to tell non-compliance.
Could you form the leads to make them SMT?
Regards
Mike
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Subject: Re: [TN] Does encapsulation make a part RoHS compliant?
As fas as I'm aware encapsulation doesn't make a product ROHS compliant.
Phil Nutting wrote:
> Good morning,
>
> We have a component that in the PTH form is RoHS compliant, but the SMT
> is not. The manufacturer states that it has to do with thermal
> performance of the D2PAK. It has been suggested that if we encapsulated
> the part it would become RoHS compliant.
>
> I have two issues with this; 1) difficulty of encapsulating a single
> part on a circuit board after reflow assembly and conformal coating does
> not count, and 2) I don't believe simply encapsulating the part will
> make it comply with the requirements of RoHS.
>
> We would like to avoid redesigning the board for the PTH part.
>
> Am I correct in my assumption that encapsulation does not make a part
> RoHS compliant?
>
> Any suggestions for a solution?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Phil Nutting
> Design for Manufacturing Engineer
> Kaiser Systems, Inc.
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