[sdiy] ROHS sales questions/people selling in europe

[David G. Dixon]

Oh yeah!  I actually have a table-top X-Ray Fluorescence analyzer in my lab.
I bought it to take quick measurements of leach residues and solutions
(specifically, nickel in low-grade nickel alloy ores, or "awaruite" ores...
just one of the many fun fun fun things I get up to in my "day" job).  I've
seen the hand-held jobbies... modern prospectors use them to do quick ore
determinations in the field... but I think you have to get up close and
personal with the sample to get a reading.  If the vactrol were potted, a
hand-held XRF may not see the cadmium.

> > So, no, potting won't stop grinding or crushing.
> 
> >How would they know?  Do they typically subject expensive electronic gear
> to
> >the tender mercies of extractive metallurgy just to find out what's
> inside?
> 
> I think it's something like this...
> 
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=rohs+xrf&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=