Chris Maxwell <[email protected]> wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'RoHS and WEEE', on Thu, 21 Apr 2005:
>For the last two categories of equipment...it may be hard for us to >comply with RoHS, since we purchase chassis from companies that may be >depending upon the WEEE and RoHS exemptions for network servers. I suppose the exemption is because the telecoms industry does not have (or claims not to have) enough long-term reliability data, possibly including compatibility data re operating lead-free equipment in close proximity to lead-containing equipment for long periods, for lead-free solders and lead-free parts. If this is so, I would suggest that: - if you don't have reliability issues with certain products, you go lead-free; - if you or your hardware suppliers do have reliability issues with other products and therefore do not want to go lead-free, don't. I expect you can check in the telecoms industry whether my initial supposition is correct, and, if it is not, whether that affects the validity of my suggestions. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. There are two sides to every question, except 'What is a Moebius strip?' http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
