Graham,

I seem to remember Kester had a swab test kit to use in checking for 
lead, not sure if it will work large scale but it might be worth a look.


pat goodyear
retired CT


On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Graham Collins wrote:

> Good day TechNet
> We are a late arrival to the lead-free party, as our customers thus 
> far are exempt.  But a couple of them see the writing on the wall and 
> are moving toward RoHS compliance.  Which leads me to two questions 
> with regards to our testing of parts to ensure compliance.
>
> The first question - what XRF?  We are concerned with price given that 
> we are dipping our feet here, does anyone have a recommendation for a 
> good but inexpensive unit?
>
> Second question is concerning alternative test methods, a customer is 
> planning to use 3M LeadCheck swabs (LC-8S10C) to ensure no lead. 
> Given that the product is described as for use on painted surfaces I 
> don't think this is intended as a way to verify lead-free status on 
> electronics.  Any comments on this?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- 
> regards,
>
> Graham Collins
> Senior Process Engineer
> Sunsel Systems
> (902) 444-7867 ext 211
>
>
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