The results were not surprising, but if others had problems with answering question 3, I think it is misleading. It forces you to choose one even if you do not know a source for any of the items listed. I was not shocked to see the majority of the responders did not invest any time or effort investigating an alternative if your industry is exempt. Most have probably been doing what we have and operating in "monitoring" mode. It would not be considered good business to spend money where it is not required. Of course some will say it should have been required, but I do not intend to tread through those waters again. Thanks for the input on the MIL specs, it has been helpful. Should I discover any additional information I will of course add it to the trough. Paul B. ################################################################ Leadfree 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 Leadfree <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF Leadfree ################################################################ IPCWorks -October 25-28 featuring an International Summit on Lead-Free Electronic Assemblies. Please visit IPC's Center for Lead-Free Electronics Assembly (http://www.leadfree.org ) for additional information. For technical support contact Gayatri Sardeshpande [log in to unmask] or 847-790-5365. ################################################################