[PSES] Compases and RoHS

2014-03-21 Thread Crane, Lauren
Hello, Experts, I was just working on an internal RoHS guidance document and was struck by an idea out of the blue that might make a good topic for EMC-PTSC Friday discussion Wouldn't an analog compass be considered in scope of RoHS? It seems to meet the EEE definition as it is dependent

Re: [PSES] Compases and RoHS

2014-03-21 Thread Douglas Nix
Lauren, Great topic! I can’t wait to hear people’s opinions on this one. I guess we need to further define the example as “a simple mechanical compass with a permanently magnetized indicating needle”. Seem reasonable? This way, for the sake of discussion we can exclude gyro compasses,

Re: [PSES] Compases and RoHS

2014-03-21 Thread Crane, Lauren
Thanks, Doug. That's a much more precise description (and exactly what I was thinking of). Regards, Lauren From: Douglas Nix [mailto:d...@mac.com] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 12:24 PM To: Crane, Lauren Cc: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Compases and RoHS Lauren, Great topic