4th January 2021, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Posts: 2,955
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ainarssems
I though the main reason for driving lead out was because of pollution
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There were also a couple of European directives that came into force in the early 2000's restricting the use of lead in consumer electronics (hence low lead solder and lower melting point) so that 'in a way' is helping reduce 'pollution'
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