My partner's friend forwarded a newsletter article titled "Rollback the Lead-Free Initiative". The thoughts expressed in that article pretty much match my views but I thought that I'd pass a link to the article and see what thoughts others on this list might have. FWIW - my own experience with Tin Whisker Formation was at a local power generating plant. The problem was severe enough that I recommended complete replacement of the affected systems. They did just that. Many of those tin whiskers exceeded 6mm length. dwayne -- Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax Celebrating 22 years of Engineering Innovation (1984 - 2006) .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .- `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' Do NOT send unsolicited commercial email to this email address. This message neither grants consent to receive unsolicited commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist