aavid thermalloy llc 80 commercial st. concord, nh 03301 aavid thermalloy pcn# 018414 - 043223 product change notification pcn publish date: march 10, 2006 pcn #: 018414 - 043223 change title: product process change products affected: description of the change: : in an effort to make our product line more compatible with regulatory and enviro nmental guidelines, we are changing the volume man ufacturing process for our products to make them rohs compliant according to aavid thermalloy specification rohs 9000. (available at http://www.aavi dthermalloy.com/rohs.shtml ). the current version of this product u ses a finish that contains hexavalent chromate. the rohs compliant version will be finished using aavshield3. product finished with aavshield3 is designated with a finish code "v" in the 7th position of the part number. aavid thermalloy also designates rohs compliant product with a "g" suffix. scheduling of change: sample dat e : please contact your local sales representative for sample availability. volume production: volume production will be available april 09, 2006. new orders should be placed for the ?g? suffix product. please adjust your current orders so that they can be filled accordingly depending upon stock and availability. eol of u nchang ed product: once manufacturing has been converted to the rohs compliant process, it may still be possible to manufacture products with non - compliant materials. how ever, products manufactured with non - compliant materials may require a pricing adjustment due to the cost increases associated with lower volume manufacturing. customer impact : products finished with aavshield3 will be clear in color and have less corrosion protection than the previous hex - chrome finish. a datasheet for aavshield3 is available from our website at http://www.aavidthermalloy.com/products/options/finishes.shtml qualification r esults: for an aavid thermalloy qualification report s visit our rohs website. http://www.aavidthermalloy.com/rohs.shtml current aavid part number 579206c00000 new rohs compliant part number 579206v00000g
aavid thermalloy llc 80 commercial st. concord, nh 03301 aavid thermalloy pcn# 018414 - 043223 contact information: for question please contact aavid thermalloy technical support at info@aavid.com or your local sales o ffice. please respond with any issues within 30 days of this notification. lack of acknowledgment of the change constitutes acceptance of the change.
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