The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive is European Union (EU) legislation
that bans cadmium, hexavalent chromium, lead, mercury, PBBs (polybrominated biphenyls), and PBDEs (polybrominated
diphenyl ethers) from products in the EU from 1st July 2006. All our boards have been manufactured using RoHS compliant
processes and components since November 2005. From July 1st 2006 all our products sold to customers in the EU have
been RoHS compliant. Those sold outside the EU after July 1st 2006 were not completely RoHS compliant until early
2007. This applied mainly to enclosure connectors on NTSC units shipped to countries outside the EU.
You may still use tin lead solder on our boards without any special consideration. RoHS regulations do not apply
to custom built equipment or to individual projects for your own use. Otherwise we recommend lead free solder with
silver such as Antex Sn97Ag2.5Cu0.5 for making connections to our boards. The silver content lowers the melting
point of the solder relative to the Sn/Cu alternative. This makes it more suitable for hand soldering. |
