Greg,

If you find any info I would be interested in seeing it also (I've been looking for a number of years!).
The big problem is how do you measure and monitor reliability (not much agreement on these issues!).
Even if it is done the results are usually considered "proprietary".

Good luck!

David A. Douthit
Manager
LoCan LLC

Greg Parke wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm looking for some data on the acceptable number of times a press-fit
> connector can be reworked.  I have always used 3-5 times as a guideline,
> however I don't have the data to back it up.  I'm also looking for some data
> on reliability of a reworked assembly vs. a non-reworked assembly.  Any
> ideas where I might find this info?  I have looked at the major
> manufacturer's web sites and found rework methods and tools, but nothing on
> the number of reworks or the reliability.
>
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