Nick Williams <[email protected]> wrote (in
<p06210250bef1e50168eb@[192.168.1.10]>) about 'Fw: WEEE Category 8 & 9
RoHS Strategy', on Wed, 6 Jul 2005:
>I'm going to be keeping an eye out for the results of reliability
>studies over the next few years to give me a feel for whether these
>exclusions are likely to continue. You may care to do the same.
Anecdotal reports of early experience with consumer electronic products
in the UK technical press ('Television' magazine) are not encouraging.
Bad joints have been a problem in consumer electronic products for some
years, and lead-free solder seems to be making matters worse. This may
simply be due to lack of experience in high-speed production.
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
Deadlines are 90% of deadliness.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk
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