Interesting thing about lead in crt's, most of it is not used for radiation shielding. Most is in the 'frit' aka 'solder glass' which is just the glue used to attach the faceplate to the funnel.
GC > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bagotronix > Tech Support > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:02 PM > To: Brad Velander; Open Topic Forum > Subject: Re: [OT] Re: [PEDA] EU regs WAS: Finish: Matte tin vs ENIG ? > > CRTs are also exempted from ROHS. And they contain several > lbs. of lead > each! I guess there's no better x-ray shielding material > than lead ;-) ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the OT discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/ot_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
