How some entrepreneurs hope to make a pile of money off our collective misery thanks to RoHS ... This was just in SMT magazine. Note this particular statement (a real gem): "which converts components from tin/lead to lead-free, or vice versa, for high-reliability or RoHS-compliant products" Bob Landman H&L Instruments,LLC http://smt.pennnet.com/display_article/327044/35/ARTCL/none/none/1/ACE-Develops-Lead-Tinning-System/?pc=ENL&pc=ENL ACE Develops Lead Tinning System (April 28, 2008) SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. ? ACE Production Technologies Inc. introduced the LTS200 lead tinning system, which converts components from tin/lead to lead-free, or vice versa, for high-reliability or RoHS-compliant products. A programmable, automated machine, the LTS200 safely reconditions component leads. It suits conventional lead tinning for high-reliability applications and reconditioning tin/lead parts for RoHS compliance. Military and aerospace customers are using the LTS200 in programs where it has been difficult to acquire high-reliability tin/lead parts, explained Al Cable, president. The LTS200 is an automated machine that is built using common designs and components from ACE's KISS selective soldering systems, including the KISS-ware OS. The LTS200 system has a central fluxing station with two solder pots, one mounted on either side of the fluxer. One solder pot is dedicated to flushing off the original coating or plating; the other solder pot is dedicated to the virgin alloy for the final coating. The pallet holder accepts a variety of component-specific pallets. The system can be programmed to handle all leaded parts, including transistors, capacitors, diodes, axials, radials, QFPs, PGA, SIPs, dips, connectors, and more. Users can create and add programmable routines such as "agitate in the solder" to help remove the original coating. The operator can specify and control "withdrawal rate" from the final solder bath to increase solder thickness. For more information, visit www.ace-protech.com.
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