People Still Not Getting the Purpose of RoHS
Folks, People in the solder and leadfree world still do not understand the prime reason for RoHS: To make recycling easier. A recent article about Swa...
Solder Joints
Dr. Ron Giving Free WEEE/RoHS Workshop at Dartmouth
Folks, I am giving an updated version of my one day workshop on WEEE/RoHS compliant assembly at The Thayer School of Enginnering at Dartmouth o...
Comments on Handheld XRF Analyzers for RoHS Compliance Screening
Folks, Several companies have developed hand held units to aid in screening for RoHS compliance Let me start off by saying that I think such a unit wo...
High Lead Solders Exempt from RoHS
Eric writes: Dr. Ron, I have an application that uses a high melting point solder. The solder has more than 85% lead. Is it exempt from RoHS? Eri...
You cannot "grind up" a product and analyze the powder to show RoHS compliance
Candy writes: Dear Dr. Ron: I work in telecommunication company in Taiwan. Recently we have received many inquiries on WEEE and RoHS from our ...