"mike" wrote in message
...
Phil Allison wrote:
"mike"
Phil Allison wrote:
"Charles"
Has this had any impact on repair and rework of electronic devices and
equipment?
** The amount of work has increased.

Pb free solder is often brittle and cracks easily under thermal
cycling, stress or vibrations.

Standard procedure round here is to remove it with wick and use some
real 60/40 Savbit solder to make the repair.

Arent't there some legal issues with that?


**You tell us - ****head

But round here = Australia where the RoHS directive is not law.

Nor is it law in Japan, North America and most places.

And would not give a **** if it was.


.... Phil

Well....
I found this:
Begin quote
. I don't know whereabouts in the world you
are, but across Europe, strictly speaking, it is actually illegal to use
leaded solder, or non RoHS components, to repair anything manufactured in
lead-free after implementation of the RoHS directive, which was June 2006
(I
think) in the UK.
end quote.


I think that's one of mine ...

Arfa