Helpful indeed.  But I just took the test and got 8 out of 10 correct, so I 
passed.  And still feel clueless. :-(  I'll go thru the e-book, which seems 
more promising.

Cheers,
-Neil.



On Wednesday 04 May 2005 02:42 pm, Mark Scoville scribbled:
> Hi Neil,
>
> This may be some help to you... or maybe not.
>
> http://rohs.elecdesign.com
>
> -- Mark
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]On Behalf
> > Of PicDude
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 1:59 PM
> > To: piclist@mit.edu
> > Subject: [EE] Lead free / Rohs compliance -- how-to?
> >
> >
> > I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I can't find any info on it
> > currently.  The piclist.com search page has been giving me odd results on
> > this (some results found, but not readable due to errors or
> > missing info).
> > And Google has pointed me to some conflicting info, and some open
> > questions.
> >
> > In a nutshell, I am trying to understand what should be done about the
> > lead-free mandate / Rohs-compliance?  First, there are clear
> > statements that
> > this is a mandate in Europe for July 1, 2006.  But I've not
> > clearly seen that
> > it is a mandate in the US for the same date.  Is it?
> >
> > For compliance, is it a simple matter of making sure that all
> > components, PCB,
> > connectors, wires, etc are compliant, and soldering with a
> > lead-free solder?
> >
> > I found a number of alternate solder choices, but don't have a clear
> > understanding of what the properties are or how the properties compare to
> > generic tin/lead solder.  Is there a preferred solder substitue for the
> > average user?  I assume there is no simple drop-in replacement?
> >
> > What about tools -- how will this affect the soldering equipment used?
> > Obviously if melting temps change, then the soldering iron temps
> > will need to
> > change.
> >
> > Is there any certification/testing of products that will need to
> > be done to
> > claim that end products are compliant?
> >
> > Anything else?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -Neil.
> >
> >
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