[sdiy] RoHS

[Colin f]

>    The good news is that most parts are now being shipped lead-free,
> especially ICs and most passive parts (resistors caps).  The hardest
> items to get in lead-free tend to be controls (switches, pots, etc),
> but I've found that even these have largely moved or are moving to
> lead-free.

There are a number of parts that the manufacturers websites say they have
updated, but the distributors I use aren't carrying the compliant parts. It
remains to be seen whether they will, and to complete certification in time
for July, they're cutting it a bit fine.
In the case of Farnell, non-compliant parts often have a link to an
'alternative' RoHS compliant part. But I've been finding they consider SMT
to be an alternative to DIP...

Cheers,
Colin f