Hi Dan, Rick, Temkin, , , IPC LF Listservers, Gee I missed all the timely fun on this note stream. So Test Equipment, big stuff, is not included in the WEEE and then not by the RoHS Directive. Test Equipment, smaller hand held or portable like XRF, for which Dan gets a 10 on the got y'all scale, is also not specifically covered in the present version. Processing Equipment is also not included. Rick noted in his note that Airbus and Boeing, Northrup (NGC), etc were covered yet airplanes, automobiles, farm equipment (JohnDickey), tanks, , are also not specifically included. Each of these manufacturers are looking at Pb-free because all of the components in volume and in new development, which are coming out of the specified list, are going LF which impacts them. Very Old and established fasteners and connectors with HexaV Chromium may also be going away and these manufacturers need to evaluate the substitutes for details as simple as tighening torque or corrosion product properties. Yours in Engineering, Dave Y i Engr, MA/NY DDave The WEEE / RoHS list copied courtesy of USA-MA Bose-Dan's note. ANNEX IA Categories of electrical and electronic equipment covered by this Directive 1. Large household appliances 2. Small household appliances 3. IT and telecommunications equipment 4. Consumer equipment 5. Lighting equipment 6. Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools) 7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment 8. Medical devices (with the exception of all implanted and infected products) 9. Monitoring and control instruments 10. Automatic dispensers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Leadfee Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Leadfree To temporarily stop/(start) delivery of Leadree for vacation breaks send: SET Leadfree NOMAIL/(MAIL) Search previous postings 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 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------