Needing to construct an electronic device to match my new PWM engine cooling fan controller to my dashboard I needed to get some more solder. In the past I had used the little tubes you get from the Chinese and found oxidized joints occur not long after construction, this apparently is down to the cheap solder.
So fair enough, my last order last week from RS components in Spain included a roll of high quality solder, in the pack was a couple of tickets listing the transistors, resistors and so forth and then the roll of solder had it's own ticket attached to the pack.
So what's wrong with that I hear you say? Well the ticket was attached to a EUROPEAN CONFORMITY document,........well not one, no not two.....nah....five would be too easy.......it is an incredible ELEVEN PAGES of A4 about the use of solder!
It is all in Spanish, which I concede I am not very good with but read some of it, and then asked my friend if she would confirm my suspicion and understanding that EVERY page was related to solder.
OK lines such as "if you get hot solder in your eyes go to the hospital", fine for idiots, or if you get hot solder on your skin, wash it off and got to the hospital", fine for people who are using a foundry to melt this roll of solder, and some important disposal instructions along with so much drivel it made our heads spin!
Now call me a cynic but is this really what the EU council sit and discuss and then regulate member countries which we have to pay for?
Anyone on the fence about brexit, THIS along with discussions about how curved bananas should be is why the EU should be dismantled, one non elected over paid greedy pension grabbing representative at a time!
Breathe Dave.......breathe......
Regards
Dave
So fair enough, my last order last week from RS components in Spain included a roll of high quality solder, in the pack was a couple of tickets listing the transistors, resistors and so forth and then the roll of solder had it's own ticket attached to the pack.
So what's wrong with that I hear you say? Well the ticket was attached to a EUROPEAN CONFORMITY document,........well not one, no not two.....nah....five would be too easy.......it is an incredible ELEVEN PAGES of A4 about the use of solder!
It is all in Spanish, which I concede I am not very good with but read some of it, and then asked my friend if she would confirm my suspicion and understanding that EVERY page was related to solder.
OK lines such as "if you get hot solder in your eyes go to the hospital", fine for idiots, or if you get hot solder on your skin, wash it off and got to the hospital", fine for people who are using a foundry to melt this roll of solder, and some important disposal instructions along with so much drivel it made our heads spin!
Now call me a cynic but is this really what the EU council sit and discuss and then regulate member countries which we have to pay for?
Anyone on the fence about brexit, THIS along with discussions about how curved bananas should be is why the EU should be dismantled, one non elected over paid greedy pension grabbing representative at a time!
Breathe Dave.......breathe......
Regards
Dave
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