RoHS version

[Maxspeed996]

My brother was looking to get a newer processor for his system...and the processer said that it is an RoHS version......what does this mean?

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

It just means your Proc is compliant RoHS standard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS

 

[SuperNaruto]

The RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.

 

[Maxspeed996]

Sweet....an environmentally friendly chip.

 

[Baked]

Doesn't contain lead or mercury.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Originally posted by: GundamSonicZeroX
It just means your Proc is compliant RoHS standard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS

It ain't all roses. Read the criticisms in this link. For CPU production no big deal but for PCBs it may cause cold joints Hold onto that thought for the next year

 

[dBTelos]

Galvanized, isn't having a RoHS compliant PSU more important then another part?

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Originally posted by: dBTelos
Galvanized, isn't having a RoHS compliant PSU more important then another part?

RoHS is for the enviroment. Setting up tooling and stations/employees to deal with hotter soldering temps, plus different solder/flux, is going to cause some teething problems.

The finish of a good lead free solder joint looks frosted NOT wet and shiny like lead based solder. In other words...A good lead free joint looks like a dry lead based joint and a dry joint is a bad thing.

Some major problems have been caused by the wires coming out of caps being oxidized prior to being solder inplace w/o enough heat or flux. Sony CRTs suffered from this as well as some Dell/BenQ flat panels.


EDIT: What's better?...Doesn't matter. RoHS will be the most current production though.