Timeline for When Does Lead-Free Matter?
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May 11, 2011 at 8:43 | history | edited | SimonBarker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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May 6, 2011 at 16:48 | vote | accept | vicatcu | ||
May 5, 2011 at 18:55 | comment | added | W5VO | One major reliability worry from RoHS is Tin Whiskers. Since the lead in solder is usually replaced with more tin, this can be a major issue related with shorting things out. nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/background | |
May 5, 2011 at 16:05 | comment | added | supercat | I believe Military and aerospace applications are exempt because the reduced reliability of lead-free solder connections would be unacceptable there. If someone's television set fails because the lead-free connections developed faults, that's a good thing--means the guy has to get a new television set. But if a plane falls from the sky, that's not so good. | |
May 5, 2011 at 14:53 | comment | added | Kortuk | so would the lead inside an IC, I think they are trying to avoid letting heavy metals into landfills and the environment. Finding the reason behind legislation though, good luck. | |
May 5, 2011 at 14:28 | comment | added | SimonBarker | I'm not sure, but that sounds reasonable - especially given that the heavy metal inside LEDs is likely encased in plastic so it would be difficult to touch. | |
May 5, 2011 at 14:22 | comment | added | Kortuk | maybe that the device the military is using is more dangerous then the risk of touching lead? I still thought they tried not to restrict technology by allowing devices that could not exist otherwise, like some LEDs, to use heavy metals. | |
May 5, 2011 at 14:20 | history | answered | SimonBarker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |