http://www.mttlrblog.org/2010/01/09/cpsia-building-a-castle-to-protect-from-the-rain/ Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:34:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.mttlrblog.org/2010/01/09/cpsia-building-a-castle-to-protect-from-the-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Robert Brandon Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:43:54 +0000 http://www.mttlrblog.org/?p=658#comment-749 Even if lead-free solders cost five times more, I can't imagine solder is a major cost area for any consumer product. The EU RoHS directive hazardous material bans have had an additional significant effect: the ban on cadmium in electronics sealed the tomb for nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries in the EU, probably spurring the earlier consumer market adoption of nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries. Even if lead-free solders cost five times more, I can’t imagine solder is a major cost area for any consumer product. The EU RoHS directive hazardous material bans have had an additional significant effect: the ban on cadmium in electronics sealed the tomb for nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries in the EU, probably spurring the earlier consumer market adoption of nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries.

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