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Old 11-23-2008, 02:16 AM   #5
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by sclitheroe View Post
RoHS is the worst thing to have ever happened to electronics. Silly euro's insisting lead be removed from the solder. It results in solder joints that are mechanically not as strong, and more brittle.

Oh well...
Yep, that's the cause of Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death and Nvidia videocard failures on laptops.
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