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>"The EU is doing the right thing though. Lead is bad for us and cumulative. And RoHS was about a lot more than just solder." If you're worried about lead used
by nickff 5y ago
>"The EU is doing the right thing though. Lead is bad for us and cumulative. And RoHS was about a lot more than just solder."
If you're worried about lead used in electronics and electrical systems, the focus should be lead-acid batteries, which use >10x more lead than circuit assemblies ever did. Lead-acid batteries were, however exempted from RoHS, while circuit assemblies were not.
- babypuncher 5y agoNearly all lead acid batteries are properly recycled as required by law. Passing laws like that for electronics using leaded solder would be way more intrusive and annoying than just telling manufacturers to use a safer alternative.
- bbojan 5y agoLead acid batteries have something like 99% recycling rate. Whereas most electronics ends up in the trash.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoYes but this lead is in contained units that can be removed and recycled separately. Not spread all over the entire device. Also at the time there was no alternative for these. Now that even UPSes are starting to use lithium, I think these will be banned sooner rather than later too.
- CamperBob2 5y agoThe thing about metallic lead is, it pretty much stays where it is. Don't eat it or spread it around by atomizing it, you'll be fine.