HELLO ALL YES THIS IS ROGER FROM BAE IN ENGLAND !!!!!!!! ( A SMALL ISLAND 16 MILES BY 22 MILES ) ANY WAY ENOUGH OF THAT THE WASTE FROM ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (W.E.E.E.) DOCUMENT STATES THAT LEAD ALONG WITH OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SUCH AS CADMIUM-HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM-MERCURY-ASBESTOS-BERYLLIUM-HALONGENATED FLAME RETARDENTS WILL BE PHASED OUT BY 2004 . PANASONIC NOKIA TOSHIBA AND OTHERS WILL NOT BE USING LEAD IN THERE PRODUCTS IN 2003 . MOST OF THESE COMPANIES ARE PHASING OUT/REDUCING LEAD BY 50% NOW (IN EUROPE). HALONGENATED FLAME RETARDENTS ARE FR-4 SOME TALK ON, IT IS BEST TO HAVE THIS IN OUR BOARDS, AS IT DOES PREVENT FIRES OCCURRING HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM IS OUR ALCHROMATE Roger Deakin. EMAIL [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: James, Chris [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 29 January 1999 11:58 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Removal of Lead > > *** WARNING *** > > This mail has originated outside your organization, > either from an external partner or the Global Internet. > Keep this in mind if you answer this message. > > > Checkout: > http://www.itri.co.uk/WEEE2.htm > > > and you might like to contact: > > TONY GORDON [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > http://www.smtuk.demon.co.uk/ > > > Chris James > Engineering Services Manager > Dolby Labs Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don E Steffen > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, January 29, 1999 11:00 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Removal of Lead > > > Greetings Techno; > > I heard from recent discussions with my German > counterpart, that in > Europe, they are eliminating the Lead in the solder > process. This > is > becasue of environmental impact studies that Lead content > for any > type > of scrap material being in the PCB's to conponents leaves > a certain > percentage of lead in the "Dumps". > > If anyone can shed any light on this subject I would > appreciate it. > > > Thanks, > > Donn Steffen > Senior Quality Engineer > VDO Control Systems, Inc > > ############################################################### > # > TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using > LISTSERV > 1.8c > ############################################################### > # > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] > with > following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet > ############################################################### > # > Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line > Services" > section for additional information. > For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] > or > 847-509-9700 ext.312 > ############################################################### > # > > ############################################################### > # > TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using > LISTSERV 1.8c > ############################################################### > # > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] > with following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet > ############################################################### > # > Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line > Services" section for additional information. > For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] > or 847-509-9700 ext.312 > ############################################################### > # ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################