Baron wrote:
Smitty Two Inscribed thus:

In article ,
"Arfa Daily" wrote:

Remember also, that most of us outside of the USA are in a slightly
different position from you folks in that we must not, officially
under threat of law, do anything to compromise the RoHS certification
of a product. That includes using non RoHS compliant replacement
parts, and solder to fix them in with ...

I'm just curious, how would this "threat of law" scenario play out?
Assume some authority finds out that you've got a roll of 63/37
stashed under the floorboards, (or a bin of old leaded components) and
you pull it out on occasion for an illegal repair. Would the cops
come? Throw you in the slammer? Would you be facing jail time, a fine,
revocation of your business license?

I'm reminded of my business neighbor a number of years back, who had a
600 watt amplifier on his CB radio. (Legally, CBs are limited to 4
watts, IIRC) I called the FCC, gave him his name and address. They
said, "Sorry, we don't enforce that law. It's too costly."

I'm guessing you're in an analogous situation, and that short of
hanging a giant neon sign over your shop that says "**** RoHS, we
still use lead," you'd never be bothered.

Thats about the size of it ! ;-)

haha. make sure that neon sign has leaded glass, is pumped full of mercury
and uses a non GFCI transformer with a really low power factor.