ROHS question - smd resistors with LFP designation ROHS or not?

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Hi!I'm sorting out non-rohs components from our storage.I've been told that Yageo SMD resistors with LFP markingare in fact ROHS, even though there is no green sticker andpb-free is not written on the label.Is there any truth to this?In general, is there any way besides PB-free sticker or textto differentiate the components (resistors/capacitors).I guess a spectrometer would be the only sure way to tell, but it probablycosts way more than the cost of just dumping any suspect components.SioL

Yuriy K. · Accepted Answer

Truth is out there...It depends on the particular manufacturer.Check the information on the manufacturer web site.-- WBR, Yuriy."Resistance is futile"

Genome · Answer

Apparently the London assay office does bits of silver at £0.52 a pop (20,000 a day) and stick it under a spectromotor so they should be able to sort you out for cheaper because they won't be malleting it.

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Peter · Answer

This is THE problem with many components. A great deal of stuff is lead free and has been for many years, but without the ROHS mark it is treated as suspect and most of it cannot be verified.

I have many thousands of expensive processors in stock which I think are lead free but Hitachi (Renesas) refuse to communicate with anybody but their distributor, and this disti no longer has the franchise... luckily I have the control/monitoring exemption so can just use them up. What a load of complete wankers these people are.

I think your SMD resistors will actually be lead free - these components have been lead free for as long as I remember. Anyway, who cares? Nobody is going to take your product to bits to check. Just use them up.

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