On 03/28/2013 06:37 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

jim beam wrote:

On 03/28/2013 05:20 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Leif Neland wrote:
F�lgende er skrevet af Nate Nagel:
On 03/25/2013 01:58 PM, Bimmer Owner wrote:
On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:55:03 -0700, jim beam wrote:

that reduces the probability of it being rohs

What does ROHS mean?

Restriction of Hazardous Substances; that is, no lead (among other things.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restric...nces_Directive

This does not count the hazardous issue of the soldering failing,
causing hazards to the users of the equipment :-(

That's why there are exemptions for the military and telecom industry,
where it's actually important that stuff work properly.

What I find ironic is that the shorter lifespan of consumer gear caused by
the RoHS manufacturing has actually increased the amount of electronics
going into landfills, making worse the problem that it was intended to reduce.
--scott


and yet, some say that there can be increased reliability.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROHS#Reliability_concerns_unfounded

btw, if you want /real/ reliability, you wire wrap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_wrap


Sure you do. That's why it's mostly been abandoned. It was bulky,
and had horrible crosstalk unless you resorted to twisted pair
signaling. It is crap at higher frequencies. If you want to go back to
5 MHz hardware, it's perfect.

stop being so bent out of shape that you can't think straight old man -
i didn't say it was better at any of those things. i said it was more
reliable than solder. and it is.


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