Rex. you may have missed the point.

Everything about the lead free legislation is wrong, from it's intended purpose to it's end result.  From the standpoint that the whole point was to help the environment, and it's more likely to have increased environmental damage, it's been a collossal failure.

But, we're stuck with it.  Japan's petition is going to be met with the same smug reaction that was applied when the EU used this legistlation to prove their ability to shape global legislation.  So complaining about it isn't going to help.  The damage is done, the best we can do is learn the best way to deal with it.  So far, the industry has done a commendable job learning to accomplish something we thought nearly impossible.  So

It's just tough for an engineering mentality to put so much effort into something we know is far from the best answer.

Pete

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