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Hey Folks,

I'm still a student now and working for someone to design a product and have it put into very small scale production (250 to 1000 pcs.). I've realized that just designing a fancy device itself is only half of the effort. All the Legislation surrounding the getting a product on the market takes just as much time. I was hoping some of the pro's here could help me a bit with some of the RoHS stuff involved.

The device is a Telemetry module, with a GSM modem and some sensory stuff onboard. Since it's also intended for private use (consumer market), so I assume my product has to be RoHS compliant.

Q1: My device will be equiped with an IR light gate, I'm going to make these myself putting some electronics into a PVC tube and then potting it with epoxy resin. Am I correct to assume that since the tube, resin and even cable are part of the device, they should ALL be RoHS compliant?

Q2: If the answer to Q1 was yes, should I find tubing and resin which is certified by it's manufacturer to be RoHS compliant? Since the local hardware store usually doesn't have to worry about all this stuff, does anyone know a source for it in or near The Netherlands?

Q3: Should I even worry so much about the compliance since we're only talking about 250 - 1000 products? Of course I've made sure all electronics themselves are RoHS compliant, though for housing and cabling and such I have (not yet).

I hope someone can give me a bit more clarity on this subject.

Thanks,

Jasper Keuning

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Jasper Keuning
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Yes. It is the final use of the outer system which determines whether a subunit has to be compliant. The product cathegories that are exempt are publied somewhere.

Yes.

The usual local hardware store has to worry.

Yes.

Rene

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Rene Tschaggelar

Don.';t worry about resin etc. The only thing of any real significance to most electronics is lead.

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Mike Harrison

Hi:

I'm in a very similar boat, you seem worried about the paperwork regarding ROHS, have you looked onto what's necessary to get your product CE marked?

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Steve Sousa

Yes but that's unlikely to present a problem thankfully.

It depends how seriously you think you have to take all this. Since it would be equally wrong to sell non-compliant resin etc it's safe IMHO to just go ahead.

Depends how brave you feel !

Don't forget EMC issues for CE and safety if it's going to run directly off the main supply. However since it's GSM then it may be covered separately by telecoms regulations !

Graham

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Eeyore

You need to be looking at EMC and LVD, both are fairly easy to sort out if you go the standards route / use mainly parts with pre-compliance. Your only problem might be EMC if you are thinking of industrial applications, bit trickier to pass than normal useage. LVD (low voltage directive) only applies if your power supply is above a certain level, if your battery operated its not an issue !

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Rue

electronics is lead. Incorrect; some resins and plastics have chromium 6..

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Robert Baer

most electronics is lead.

WTH do they have Chromium 6 in them for ? Somewhat unlikely now in Europe anyway.

Graham

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Eeyore

Hi all

Thank you all for your reply, I concluded that I should just go find RoHS parts for everything. I want the paperwork to be in order else my boss will be in trouble when he sells it and can't produce the right paperwork.

Only my GSM modem is pre-approved, the rest (which is mainly a controller, switcher, and sensory stuff) is all from my own hand, not approved yet.

LVD is above 75V DC and 50 AC or something like that. BUT since I'm using a Radio device, it classifies under the R&TTE directive which means LVD also applies to my device.

Thanks again,

Jasper

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Jasper Keuning

Just a label "Not For Sale In the E.E.C" is all you need.

If all the major manufacturers did that, there would soon be a lot of pressure to change the regulations.

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Adrian Tuddenham

No such thing as the EEC any more. Itwould be the EC.

Graham

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Eeyore

I think they're calling it the EU this week.

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Fred Abse

CE marking is peanuts. Just buy some CE stickers and put them on your product.

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