Steve,

One possible compromise is to bag and seal the boards then store them
some where and wait. There's a fairly good chance it will happen again
if the reason for the problem is not found.

It's a sad fact that a "body count" is required to justify an
investigative effort.

David A. Douthit
Manager
LoCan LLC

"Stephen R. Gregory" wrote:

> Hi All Ya'll...
>
> I know what I'm about to ask, may seem petty, but I'll ask anyway...
>
> Those of you that read my posts earlier about the delamination/blister
> deal,
> well this is related to that.
>
> Is the persuit to finding out what happened with *these two" boards
> worth the
> time, lab services, etc...worth it?
>
> Like I said earlier, it's only two assemblies...$1,500 dollars at the
> most, a
> decent amount of money to me (I could do a lot with $1,500 dollars),
> but a
> barely a drop in the bucket in the overall scheme of things...
>
> The reason that I'm asking this question, is because I was enlightened
> by one
> of the buyers that even if we do determine that there was a problem
> with
> these *TWO* fabs, the vendor probably will give us two new replacement
> fabs,
> but we can write the components off, as well as our labor...is that
> pretty
> standard?
>
> Like I also said, this is the first time this has happened, with
> everything
> that was shipped to us since November last year...everything has been
> pretty
> good. Reflecting here at home, with a brew in my hand, me thinks I
> might be
> making much ado about nothing...I'll keep this in the ol' memory
> banks, and
> if it gets worse, then I have a history to base my "whinings" on...
>
> So, learned ones, should I go the lab route and analyze everything to
> "inth"
> degree? Or just realize that it maybe was a fluke, and keep an eye out
> for
> the same deal in the future? If it does get worse, then would be the
> time for
> thumb-screws...but part of me says; "Steve, why wait for it to get
> worse?"
>
> As always, all ya'll, are the best...
>
> -Steve Gregory-
>