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That sounds like a really easy and important step. I wonder what the cost increase would be, and why they're not included in RoHS?
by owenversteeg 8y ago
That sounds like a really easy and important step. I wonder what the cost increase would be, and why they're not included in RoHS?
- pjc50 8y agoHmm. I found https://sinovoltaics.com/learning-center/certifications/eu-rohs/ https://sinovoltaics.com/learning-center/certifications/eu-r... .. which makes a certain amount of sense, but also illustrates a key nonsense of ROHS. Certain products are inherently made out of hazardous substances - in this case, CdTe solar cells. So they get exempt. Just as you can't use lead in solder, but you can take your lead-free PCB and attach it to a comparatively huge lump of lead in the form of a lead-acid battery.
- zaarn 8y agoWell, lead-acid batteries are one of the most recycled products in the world, the entire lead of a lead-acid battery can be recycled, the lead we loose into the environment from them is largely due to the batteries breaking or being improperly disposed.