Re: Lead-free wire soldering?
- From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 03:29:35 +0100
Noone wrote:
> Chris Carlen wrote:
>
> > I am not particularly moved by the lead-free movement. For electronic
> > products, it seems to make more sense to use leaded solder, and rather
> > just restrict landfill disposal, if that is where the real potential
> > problem arises.
> >
> > My interest in lead-free is due to a very specific set of circumstances,
> > simply to protect an infant and future toddler who is likely to
> > investigate every object encountered on the floor by attempting to eat
> > it. I can rely 99% on good hygiene while soldering, but there is always
> > a possiblity of a solder globule slipping past the field of
> > watchfulness. I do not have the option of segregating my work area from
> > living areas, so consideration of lead-free solder is a wise thing to
> > do, even if I ultimately decide to continue use of leaded solder with
> > strict hygienic precautions.
>
> Electronics in general should be banned from landfills and sent to recyclers.
Ironically the WEEE ( IIRC ) addresses this.
So, we'll have to pay more for less relaible electronics so that it can't leach lead into the soil - yet
actually the law will require these objects to be recycled anyway, so they won't even go anywhere near the
soil !
In effect the RoHS thing is berserk. It's simply a jobs-killing directive.
Graham
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