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Get the lead out, say new solder regs: Europe to ban lead-based solder by July 2006, but will engineers be ready?(Electronics)
Design News, July, 2004 by Costlow, Terry
Most design engineers don't give much thought to solder, but it's at the heart of one of the biggest transitions the electronics industry has made in decades. It will be illegal to sell gear with lead-based solder in Europe after July 1, 2006, and that's causing huge headaches throughout the industry.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Immense, complex, and confusing" are among the polite terms being used to describe the transition. Issues causing engineers to burn the midnight oil range from supply chain problems, such as numbering parts, to reliability issues surrounding the high temperatures needed to produce boards using lead-free solders. The shift from venerable lead-based solder is driven by Europe's Restriction of Hazardous Substances law, which bans...
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