Sadly, Joe, this is not the case. The consumer believes that lead in solder is environmentally bad, and ultimately it's their buying power which makes the decision. Peter -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Peter Swanson Oxfordshire, England Dynamix Technology Ltd IPC Standards, Guidelines & Videos - Electronics Manufacturing Bookshop [log in to unmask] http://www.dynamixtechnology.com ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -----Original Message----- From: Joe Fjelstad [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 17 February 2004 19:45 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Another view of lead-free In a message dated 2/17/2004 11:25:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > And yes, we all pretty much know that banning lead from electronics assembly > will do more environmental harm than good; Hi Peter, It seems that just about everyone knows this except for the EU Parliament... ;-) Kind regards, Joe --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------