What is the OT forum ? Is that on the IPC group of sigs ??
Regards TDK -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad Velander Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:14 PM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: RE: [PEDA] avionics Thanks Mira, However, like most of the articles published the comments you quoted are misleading and very incomplete. I know that we (Avionics) have not been given any official nor formal exemption. Military possibly, avionics not. Possibly the avionics he is speaking of is actually aerospace. Avionics as defined for our products as being plane/helicopter based fight, control and communications systems My comments before were based upon a lot of comments by these so-called experts (you run into lots of them at many of these trade seminars on RoHS and WEEE) stating that avionics are exempt. We even have some within our own company that believe this. The fact is that an exemption for avionics has been applied for, it has not been granted and no one seems to know when the EU will even deal with it. There is a group of avionics companies (ones with big legal depts or budgets) that have basically prepared a legal position that basically states that the EU has failed to deal with the exemption application, therefore why would they spend millions only to have the EU grant an exemption at a later date. Our company is playing follow the leader(s) tagging along behind their big legal departments, at the moment. If anyone wants to carry on this conversation, we really should move it over to the OT forum before we rile up the Techserve gods or other forum members that don't appreciate the topic. I can't go over there and chat with myself (at least not without a visit from some of my workmates whom may be concerned if I am carrying on email conversations with myself). I posted an initial email or two to move the thread to OT but no one has followed yet. Sincerely, Brad Velander Senior PCB Designer Northern Airborne Technology #14 - 1925 Kirschner Road, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4N7. tel (250) 763-2329 ext. 225 fax (250) 762-3374 -----Original Message----- From: Mira [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 3:34 PM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: [PEDA] avionics Bill, nice site. Thanks for providing the link. Brad, I know you are interested in avionics and RoHS. I just opened my SMT magazine (November 2005) and there is an article on page 12 "Selling to Military Markets After RoHS" by Craig Hunter. ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_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] ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_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]
