On Fri, May 02, 2008 at 06:03:53PM -0600, Nate Duehr wrote:
>
> Yep.  Brought to us by the EU and the pseudo-scientists who wanted RoHS 
> worse than they wanted good engineering reliability...
> 
> NASA and others have already been issuing waviers for RoHS for various 
> "critical systems" on spacecraft for some time now, for example.

I've wondered what all the fuss was about and I still don't know. Once an
insoluble lead oxide/carbonate coating forms the lead isn't going
anywhere. I fully agree with the "pseudo-scientists" comment, since basic
chemistry shows that the whole thing is an overblown worry. If there was a
problem then it wouldn't be possible to find intact Civil War (U.S) musket
balls. 

Somehow over the years I've accumulated a couple pounds of lead solder. As
a hobbyist I will likely die and still have unused solder in my tool box. :)

Matt
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