Environmental-friendly products are nowadays becoming the needs of the time worldwide, in especial, lead, mercury, cadmium, hexad chrome, PVB, and PVE- 6 hazardous substances regulated- are recommended not to be used in products of which total abolition is now in the process, and already applied in certain customers and models
What kinds of hazardous substances are included in a regular VFD?
Cd-free product
A product called Cd-free in which cadmium substances, major material for phosphors, are removed and a new type of phosphors are applied
VFD Cd-free Product Info
| color | Normal (Contain Cd) | Cd Free | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightness(cd/m2) | Expected Lifetime | Brightness(cd/m2) | Expectde Lifetime | |
| Red | - | - | 140 | 30 kHrs |
| Raddish Orange | 70 | 30 kHrs | 140 | 30 kHrs |
| Orange | 77 | 30 kHrs | 140 | 30 kHrs |
| Yellowish Orange | 120 | 30 kHrs | 140 | 30 kHrs |
| Greenish Yellow | 140 | 30 kHrs | 140 | 30 kHrs |
| Yellow Green | 200 | 30 kHrs | 200 | 30 kHrs |
| Yellowish Green | 280 | 30 kHrs | 280 | 30 kHrs |
| White | 250 | 30 kHrs | 250 | 30 kHrs |
- Cd content(for 7 colors)→Cd-free(Red added,8 colors):development completed
- Color/brightness/life span: equal to the existing level→all colors mass-produced (Decl.’03)
Pd-free Product
Regular VFD products use parts as the major material of lead such as a Lead pin, Rod pin, insulation layer, and sealing frit. Eco-tech product with these materials are completely removed are finished with development phase, and now in the process of development by the stage. VFD Products of which lead materials are entirely eliminated are supposed to be in mass production in 2005
Lead Pin, Rod Pin
Environmental friendly products without lead (100%) are now in mass production from 2004.
- Rod Pin Type
Composition : Fe/Ni/Sn
- Frame Type
Composition : Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu
Solder Ability : 250 ± 5℃
Insulation Layer, Sealing frit
Mass production from 2005 is now in development stage.
