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If I remember right, tin whiskers were determined to be the cause in the crazy Toyota runaway accelerator pedals a few years back. I think it's mainly an issue
by wrigby 10y ago
If I remember right, tin whiskers were determined to be the cause in the crazy Toyota runaway accelerator pedals a few years back. I think it's mainly an issue with lead-free solders, which RoHS has forced into widespread usage over the last decade.
- mikeash 10y agoIt was hypothesized, but not accepted as a cause: http://www.autonews.com/article/20120727/OEM11/120729908/nhtsa-rejects-tin-whiskers-theory-for-toyotas-unintended-acceleration- http://www.autonews.com/article/20120727/OEM11/120729908/nht... The problem was ultimately found to be a combination of pedals being pressed by floor mats, pedals sticking on their own, and drivers pressing the wrong pedal.
- Symbiote 10y agoESA is not part of the EU -- it's an international organization, and is exempt from national law in the same way as an embassy. Even if RoHS applies to spacecraft, it probably doesn't apply to ESA's spacecraft. That's not to say acquiring non-RoHS components isn't made more difficult by RoHS.
- planteen 10y agoRoHS does not apply to spacecraft. In fact, companies specialize in things like replacing RoHS solder balls on BGA parts with lead solder ones.