Tradeoffs Strike Again

On October 7, 2007, in General, by Neil Stevens

Banning the use of lead in electronic devices comes with a price: they will fail over time in an uncontrollable way if tin is used to solder joints instead of lead.

How long until electronic devices in hospitals start killing people because of poorly timed failures of this nature?

 

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