RoHS News Flash - Compliant Drab Olive

The European ‘RoHS’ legislation (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) became law on 1st July 2006 and restricts the use of Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium and the flame retardants PBB and PBDE in new electrical and electronic equipment.

With regard specifically to electrical connectors and their surface coatings, Cadmium plating is exempt, and our main alternative Zinc Cobalt is compliant with the RoHS directive. Following comprehensive trials, Weald Electronics can now announce that both finishes can now be supplied with a RoHS compliant drab olive finish with a Hexavalent Chromium content in the passivation layer below the levels permitted by the directive.

Trials on surface finishes within Weald Electronics have shown that our standard range of drab olive Cadmium and Zinc Cobalt plated connectors are RoHS compliant and meet the corrosion resistance requirements of all our CECC product approvals.

Weald Electronics can also offer many alternative surface finishes for connectors. These finishes have varying properties with strengths and weaknesses in different areas. One of these leading existing finishes is bright Electroless Nickel which has good all round general properties.

Over view of the part numbering required to specify finish:

LMF Range

Part number for a connector finished in yellow Passivated Cadmium: LMF/1/40200/520

Part number for a connector finished in yellow Passivated Zinc Cobalt: LMF/1/40200/H20 

Part number for a connector finished in Electroless Nickel:  LMF/1/40200/420

LMG Range.

Part number for a connector finished in Olive Drab Passivated Cadmium: LMG/1/07200/220

Part number for a connector finished in Olive Drab Passivated Zinc Cobalt: LMG/1/07200/B20

Part number for a connector finished in Electroless Nickel:
LMG/1/07200/N20

LMH/LMHF Range.

Part number for a connector finished in Olive Drab Passivated Cadmium:
LMH02A1007PN

Part number for a connector finished in Olive Drab Passivated Zinc Cobalt:
LMH02A1007PN-101

Part number for a connector finished in Electroless Nickel:
LMH02A1007PN-102

For LMH/LMHF accessory sets add -102 for Electroless Nickel

LMA Accessory Sets

Part number for an accessory finished in yellow Passivated Cadmium: LMA/1/13732/205

Part number for an accessory finished in yellow Passivated Zinc Cobalt: LMA/1/13732/223

Part number for an accessory finished in Olive Drab Passivated Cadmium: LMA/1/13710/201

Part number for an accessory finished in Olive Drab Passivated Zinc Cobalt: LMA/1/13710/221

Part number for an accessory finished in Electroless Nickel:
LMA/1/13710/204

LMA Piece Parts

Part number for an accessory part finished in yellow Passivated Cadmium: LMA/2/07569/005

Part number for an accessory part finished in yellow Passivated Zinc Cobalt: LMA/2/07569/023

Part number for an accessory part finished in Olive Drab Passivated Cadmium: LMA/2/07569/001

Part number for an accessory part finished in Olive Drab Passivated Zinc Cobalt: LMA/2/07569/021

Part number for an accessory part finished in Electroless Nickel:
LMA/2/07569/004

LMV Range

Part number for a shell size one connector finished in Olive Drab Passivated Cadmium:  LMV 2154-1-M3-M0

Part number for a shell size one connector finished in Olive Drab Passivated Zinc Cobalt: LMV 2154-2-M3-M0

Part number for a shell size one connector finished in Electroless Nickel:
LMV 2154-4-M3-M0

Part number for a shell size two connector finished in Olive Drab Passivated Cadmium:  LMV 2154-21-M3-M0

Part number for a shell size two connector finished in Olive Drab Passivated Zinc Cobalt: LMV 2154-22-M3-M0

Part number for a shell size two connector finished in Electroless Nickel:
LMV 2154-24-M3-M0

LMJ Range

Part number for a connector finished in Olive Drab Passivated Cadmium:
LMJ 3102R 28-21 S

Part number for a connector finished in Olive Drab Passivated Zinc Cobalt:
LMJ 3102R 28-21 S-101
     
Part number for a standard connector finished in Electroless Nickel:
LMJ 3102R 28-21 S-ENI

Supplier statements on compliance can be accessed and downloaded below.

For further information regarding the RoHS directive:

1. DTI update
   www.dti.gov.uk
   www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/weee/index.htm
   

2. Envirowise
   www.envirowise.gov.uk
   

3. Association of Franchised Distributors of Electronic Components

4. European Lead Free Network
   www.europeanleadfree.net
   

Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling.

Downloadable below are statements issued by some of our manufacturers with regard to RoSH. Please click the icon to download/view. Some are in multiple parts:

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