verbatone;179990 Wrote: > Don't fool yourself, final assembly may be done (or was done) in the US, > but I'll bet more than 95% percent of the materials (plastics, LCD, > circuit board, electrical components) were manufactured outside the US, > most likely in China. The SMT process probably happened in China too. > > I believe RoHS solder joints are just as strong as tin-lead, it's just > the melting point is higher for RoHS solder paste. Once it flows, it's > good to go!
Correct. Over the years, production has moved incrementally to China wherever appropriate. Today, Squeezebox mechanical assembly, test, and pack happens in California, but that too will go to China soon. It is practically impossible to manufacture electronics at any appreciable volume in the US. Transporter's electronics are also built in China, but the aluminum chassis is machined locally, and final assembly takes place here. There are no immediate plans to change the Transporter process. The initial switch to RoHS was a pain, but there have been no reliability issues. -- seanadams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32676 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
