Re: #2721 ASPERGER'S
From Aidan Karley <fir...@major.free.email.provider.invalid>
· alt.ascii-art
· 9 Dec 2006 12:55 · View full thread
In article <Ao1eh.5745$hI....@newssvr11.news.prodigy.net>, Iconoclast wrote: > The components on a PCB (NICs included) are attached using a material > called 'solder'. (Say it with me, sahhhhhh-derrrrrr) Solder is usually made > of a mixture of lead and tin. > 15 years ago it became illegal to use lead-based solder on plumbing connections in Europe (where both CJ and I live) ; About 10 years ago the sale of lead-based plumbing solders became an offence (after a long warning period to allow the supply chain to replace lead-based solder with lead-free solder. About 5 years ago the rules on hazardous materials were extended to cover all electronic goods ("SWEE", Specified Waste Electronic Equipment, if I remember correctly). These days, no-one is allowed to sell electronic goods made using lead-based solders. The sale of lead-based glass in (for example) CRTs is also being leant on severely, to the extent that now the seller of such machines is responsible for providing disposal facilities for it. What a surprise - existing inventory is being dumped ASAP and LCD screens are much more affordable. -- Aidan in Scotland Written at Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:24 GMT, but posted later.
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