I agree with you. 610 is about workmanship, not configuration
management.
Look at Paragraph 1.1 Scope (quoting from Rev. D here): "... nor is it
intended
to authorize repair/modification or change of the customer's product."
610 also references IPC-T-50, which defines what "repair" means.
-Joe
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kevin Glidden
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 1:48 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] Rework Requires Approval & Vehement Tech
OK, for ANYONE operating in the hi-rel industry, it is widely known and
accepted that assemblies may be reworked without customer approval, but
all
repairs require customer approval. Some customers / programs do not even
grant any MRB authority to the vendor. Now, my company is an OEM. We
are
not a contract MFR. However, we had a case of a PCB with a via that was
non-functional. A tech wanted to just install a short jumper through
the
via to re-establish the connection. Myself and another tech argued this
was
a REPAIR and as such required customer approval. The tech in favor of
the
jumper argues that jumpers are covered by 610, and therefore allowed.
My
rebuttal to this was jumpers are covered not as an implication they are
ok
in a repair situation, but to give guidance as to how they should be
made if
part of original design intent or part of an authorized repair. He is
now
vehemently arguing that unless I can show him where in any IPC standard
it
says repair requires customer approval, then I am wrong. Alas, I cannot
find it. Does such a statement exist? My suspicion is that the answer
lies
in the contract paperwork for the part, not an IPC document, but if
anyone
knows it does exist, and can point me to it, I would be MOST
appreciative..
Kevin Glidden
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