Hi Paul I think it will soon be impossible to buy any electronic apparatus built using machine soldering that is NOT RoHS compliant. That will cover all manufacturing: amateur, professional, domestic, military. The manufacture of parts has swung that way and soldering baths have been re-filled with lead-free solder. Anything not lead-free must be made on a separate production line and it will soon be uneconomic to run two lines in the same factory because the parts will not be available.
I think you will have a tough time finding a manufacturer who can tell you they do not use RoHS components. Of course if they have stock left over, you have a chance, but that can only be on older designs. All new designs will use RoHS-compliant parts. Pretty much all of EU is now RoHS and we buy most of our parts from the East. I don't know the situation in the US but I can't see them being able to make a non-RoHS compliant product when the big eastern suppliers turn to RoHS compliance. I am intrigued to know what it is about the RoHS process that you don't like. David G3UNA ---- paul alexander <wb9...@gmail.com> wrote: > Before purchasing my K3, I e-mailed Elecraft and specifically asked if > the K3 was built on a RoHS process. I was told that units destined > for the US were built using leaded solder. My concern was that I did > not want a radio built using a RoHS process and this was a reason for > purchasing the K3 rather than something else. I hope I was not given > incorrect information. > > Paul Alexander > wb9ipa > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
