Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive a disadvantage because it can lead to lower quality electrical connections – can be used to place components more tightly than they used to be placed due to the properties of lead-containing solders. For example, Motorola reports that their new RoHS wireless device assembly techniques are "...enabling a smaller, thinner, lighter unit." Their Motorola Q phone would not have been possible without the new solder. The lead-free solder allows for tighter pad spacing. Research into new alloys and technologies is allowing companies to release RoHS products that are currently exempt from compliance, "e.g." computer servers. IBM has announced a RoHS
Electrical connector other connectors such as Banana connectors. A connector that locks a metal spade to a terminal by screwing them together. Crimp connectors can be used for fast and friction-type connections in DC applications where connections are broken repeatedly. Alligator connectors are often used as temporary test leads. A screw terminal is a type of electrical connector where a wire is held by the tightening of a screw. Phone connectors can be used as connectors in microphone cables and for low-voltage, low-current applications. Pogo Pin Connectors or Spring Loaded Connectors is a connector type commonly used in consumer products. The Connector