kdf;160203 Wrote:
> Granted, it does make it harder for the electronics hobbyist. Reworking
> lead-free solder takes a bit more effort.
Amen to that. Lead-free solder is a bitch to work with. It needs much
higher temperatures, with consequently increased danger of frying the
components you're try
tin isn't biodegradeable.
The majority of electronics parts are RoHS compliant simply by
changing the material they coat the packaging with. Cases of tin/lead
are simply tin. gold is ok. Mercury isn't a longevity granting
compound either. RoHS only covers products where the materials in
On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:08:58 -0800, "kdf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
said:
> Quoting snarlydwarf
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > It is probably especially annoying when you have to keep differing
> > stocks for differing markets, making inventory management far more
> > complex.
>
> Thankfully, good pla
Quoting snarlydwarf
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
It is probably especially annoying when you have to keep differing
stocks for differing markets, making inventory management far more
complex.
Thankfully, good planning means you don't have to. Many manufacturers
have already converted their own pa
kdf;160152 Wrote:
>
> I believe you are thinking of:
> RoHS, Restriction of Harmful Substances
>
> And if you make products that ship around the world, you will have to
>
> worry about it and all the new variations cropping up all over
>
Yeah, that is it. That is what the last shortage in
Quoting snarlydwarf
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
ron thigpen;160136 Wrote:
Sinister? The last time this happened with SD, it was because there
was a new hardware revision in the pipeline.
I thought it was more due to changes in law about acceptable materials
in consumer electronics devices. (I
ron thigpen;160136 Wrote:
>
> Sinister? The last time this happened with SD, it was because there
> was a new hardware revision in the pipeline.
I thought it was more due to changes in law about acceptable materials
in consumer electronics devices. (I can't remember the law name, but
I'm not
Why would Slim (Logitech) advertise a new, cosmetically changed SB3 if
they were about to discontinue the line?
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