There is a lead test kit you can buy at most hardware stores to test for lead bearing paint. I wounder if that would work?
Chris. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:43 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: [PEDA] tests for Pb in solder > > Hello, all: > > I was wondering if there are any easy, quick tests to > determine if solder > has lead (Pb) in it, and what the approximate concentration > might be. I > don't need a quantitative lab analysis, just a yes/no. A > vendor told me > yesterday that their process has been lead-free for over a > year now. Then > when I said that I don't want a lead-free process, they had > their process > engineer call me back later and say that they don't use > lead-free processes. > So I am wondering if the first guy made an honest mistake (he's not > technical), or if they are switching their story to cover up > something. > > Personally, I wish the lead-free hysteria would just go away. > Lead usage in > PCBs such a small percentage of total lead usage, it's not worth the > reduction in solder joint reliability to switch to lead-free. > Besides, how > environmentally friendly is it going to be when the landfill > fills up twice > as fast with lead-free PCBs that failed due to brittle solder > joints? I > wish U.S. electronics companies would fight this lead-free > madness (which > started in the EU) by challenging it in the WTO as a non-tariff trade > barrier. Oh, I guess it's just good business to make stuff > that lasts half > as long, that way they sell twice as much of it! Oh, and > don't forget the > patent royalties from new solder formulations! > > Best regards, > Ivan Baggett > Bagotronix Inc. > website: www.bagotronix.com > > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
