In message , Andy Hall
writes
On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:44:43 +0100, Chris Bacon
wrote:

Steven Briggs wrote:
Tournifreak writes
So is there really any good reason for removing lead from electronic
components and PCBs when there's all this lead being sued in the
building industry? Or is it just another piece of do-gooder
thumb-twidling buraucratic EU nonsense? (With big fines)

Yep, all complete and total ********. And the last thing that struggling
industry needs right now in the face of far east competition is a huge
wad of costs for new process plant and expensive engineering time

If specifications are made, presumably everyone providing goods
has to comply. That should put competition on an even level.


Who would you imagine will police that?


Absolutely. It'll be a bit like when the EMC directive was introduced,
what, 10 years ago. Supposedly enforced by trading standards, but they
have neither the skills or the funding. In the early days a couple of
TSOs scrapped together funds to drum up a couple of prosecutions (PC
assemblers and the famous hair-dryer importer), then, AFAIK, little has
happened since. I'm know there's stacks of stuff from this county on the
market that hasn't got EMC certification, never mind the shed loads of
****e that gets imported from China.

I better go and take my medication now.


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steve