Richard, Those are good questions. I have no idea what the answers are, I would recommend consulting a wire manufacturer for your answers.
Regards, Josh Stone, Richard wrote: > Josh, > with that said, are their flavors of PVC that are lead free now,and based > on ambients. In a controlled indoor enviroment this may not be an issue, > meaning the PVC with lead for heat minimization would not be needed, but only PVC thats lead free. > Richard, > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org > [mailto:owner-emc-p...@listserv.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Josh Wiseman > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 11:50 AM > To: John Woodgate > Cc: emc-p...@ieee.org > Subject: Re: PVC Wire and Lead-free > > > As I understand it the lead is used to reduce deterioration of the PVC > in a heated environment. > > Josh > > John Woodgate wrote: > >>"POWELL, DOUG" <doug.pow...@aei.com> wrote (in >><970a8fe5db2be64eb6eab84087dcc1c88ad...@bssexc01.aei.com>) about 'PVC >>Wire and Lead-free', on Mon, 25 Apr 2005: >> >> >>>I just learned and confirmed that certified PVC wire has lead as a >>>constituent part (e.g. UL 1430 and UL 1015). I do not know what >>>percentage. >> >> >>Is this ***perhaps*** a surface treatment to reduce friction during >>manufacture? >> >> >>>Now I learn from my supplier engineers that because of the lead-free >>>initiative and ROHS/WEEE, these PVC wires will be somehow changed. >>>Does anyone know if the certifications can be maintained? >> >> >>If the lead-containing material can be cleaned off, maybe no >>certification issue arises. > > -- Josh Wiseman Owner, A2Z Compliance CE Lab Manager, L F Research 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 emc-p...@ieee.org 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 emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
