Thanks for the information. I did look at the information in the RoHS forum located at http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?PageID=4.3.1 Looks like there _may_ be an exemption for obsoleted parts but even if they do have an exemption it will not apply to consumer products which does not help me.
Some suggested re-tinning the leads but I doubt that will work since non-lead processes require higher temperatures that older leaded parts are not designed for. The leaded parts I have in stock are going to be unusable and I will have to do a redesign. I never thought about it but a lot of the brokers that deal in old and end of life components are really going to be hurt buy RoHS since many of their parts will be useless in Europe. Personally I hate going to brokers because they know they have the part you want and it isn't being produced anymore they have you over a barrel. On the bright side at least they had the part you wanted. - Tino -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John A. Ross [Design] Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 3:56 AM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: Re: [PEDA] Antwort: RoHS, are there extensions for one part? Gisbert / Tino All products placed on the market before the deadline can be sold. By placed on the market they have to be available for sale to the end customer. Not nearly done, in production, ordered but not delivered, but physically available. Always exceptions though..... Such is bueracracy On good "gotcha" from some activities we currently do here. If you manufacture modules and sub modules or components to be integrated into a larger product, as far as I know you can sell them as "your" product as it exists in the market before the deadline as long as it complies with the definition of an end product. But you might not get any buyers other than for service even well before the dealine. Why, because, your customer then breaks the directive by including your non RoHS compliant assemblies in their "RoHS" compliant product which is technically manufactured after the deadline, depending on lead times from goods in to deliver product for distribution. Supply chain plays a big part here. You also cannot use the non-RoHS sub modules or assemblies for service of RoHS compliant products as the product may not share the same disposal path for EOLV as it should also be stamped for WEEE so you could end up falling foul or WEEE unless you segregate the items before sending to an approved recycling centre. And after all our efforts we need more natural resources and produce more emmissions to generate the energy to recycle the products at their EOL .... Makes you think. John > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 April 2006 09:06 > To: Protel EDA Discussion List > Subject: [PEDA] Antwort: RoHS, are there extensions for one part? > > Hi Tino, > > there are some more exceptions than just military products, > e.g. telecom infrastructure products. > Maybe you could preproduce a certain amount of boards? Cause > all products which have been produced before June 2006 maybe > sold after that date, even if they don't comply to the ROHS > directive. If your european customers accept that ...... > > Mit freundlichem Gruß > Kind regards > > Gisbert Auge > N.A.T. GmbH > www.nateurope.com > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Gesendet von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 27.04.2006 22:50 > Bitte antworten an Protel EDA Discussion List > > > An: "Protel EDA Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Kopie: > Thema: [PEDA] RoHS, are there extensions for one part? > > > I wanted to confirm something about RoHS. > My design is RoHS compliant except for one Cypress chip that > I have. The chip is several years old and I cannot find a > lead free version. > > The RoHS deadline is 06/01/2006 and I want to confirm that > there are no extensions that I can get (if it is not a > military product). > Is there some paperwork for extensions that I can fill out so > that I can sell this product Europe? > > - Tino > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > 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] > > > ____________________________________________________________ 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]
