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Dead link??

Rick Smith
Senior Materials & Process Engineer
 
Phone: (512)652-3544
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ClearCube Technology, Inc
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-----Original Message-----
From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Ellis
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:57 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [LF] reliability data on lead free real life scenario

Watch it, Dewey, you might get clocked one if I get my hands on your
dial, or are you winding me up?

Brian

Whittaker, Dewey (AZ75) wrote:
> A timely piece, indeed.
> Dewey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Burke
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:47 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [LF] reliability data on lead free real life scenario
> Importance: High
>
> Oh well you asked for it..
>
>
>
> I was looking through the EU web site for the latest round of
> exemptions,
>
>
>
> Swatch has an exemption request in on the latest round.Why? - Well
being
> a typically efficient Swiss based company they started to task of RoHS
> conversion years ago. After 2 years of intensive research they
> implemented the process in mass production in June 2005, they started
> shipping and found massive problems with reliability due to tin
whisker
> growth which caused them to stop shipping. They believe that this will
> be a problem with any pitch under 800 microns or around 32 thousandths
> of an inch.
>
>
>
> They have switched back to tin lead solder, and have applied for an
> exemption the document is on public display at the EU web site - here
is
> the link which I have made into a small link here
>
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/pkpz2
>
>
>
>
>
> If that site overloads don't blame me but do send me comments please
> through the site or by response to this email.
>
>
>
> John
>
>
>
> http://www.rohsusa.com <http://www.rohsusa.com/>
>
> http://www.rohseurope.com <http://www.rohseurope.com/>
>
> http://www.rohsasia.com <http://www.rohsasia.com/>
>
>
>
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: John Burke [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 1:02 AM
> To: 'TechNet'; 'Leadfree'
> Subject: Tin whisker position and China translation
>
>
>
> Just saw the iNEMI press release on tin whiskering, tin whiskering is
> now official??.... I also found on line the AeA translation of the
China
> RoHS in the full version which might be a useful document. I have put
> the links in the library at  <http://www.rohsusa.com/>
> http://www.rohsusa.com under the new technical papers banner, so just
> click on it, to get to the new papers and links. There are more to go
up
> there but it's getting a bit late.
>
>
>
> I just had a really interesting email from a consultant in New Zealand
> who applied for an exemption in 2004 for lead in solders on
> environmental grounds - which apparently never made it through the
TAC.
> I have asked him for permission to put the whole thing on line at the
> web site, but take this opportunity to quote a snippet from his
e-mail:
>
>
========================================================================
> ====
> ===========================================
>
> The submission was unminuted in the unofficial TAC minutes but was
> minuted in the official minutes of the meeting 10 December 2004. The
TAC
> overturned it with the comment "entry 19: as this is normal solder it
> should not be studied:" This is the only official record of the
> submission ever being made. I decided not to pursue further action as
> being a small company.............
>
>
>
> Curiouser and curiouser
>
>
>
> I will advise when I have the full thing on line and will link to his
> web site. If you do go to the RoHSUSA web site check out the "my 2
> cents"
> feature if you want to get your views exposed to a large audience
fast.
>
>
>
> Have a great day all.
>
>
>
> John
>
>
>
> http://www.rohsusa.com <http://www.rohsusa.com/>
>
> http://www.rohseurope.com <http://www.rohseurope.com/>
>
> http://www.rohsasia.com <http://www.rohsasia.com/>
>
>
>
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: John Burke [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 8:54 PM
> To: 'TechNet'; 'Leadfree'
> Subject: 100000 hits at Push back - thanks to all
>
>
>
> Thanks to all those that have been interested enough to go to the web
> site I put up 13 days ago. The site has taken  over 100000 hits in
that
> period.
> This week, to enhance the blog section I am putting up two new
features,
> the first is an anonymous ftp site so that people can upload photo and
> text examples anonymously as they find issues without necessarily
> dragging the company name into the issue.
>
>
>
> The second item is a list server to enable people to discuss the items
> on the blog site, make improvement suggestions for the site, and be
able
> to discuss the defects presented as they are sent in.
>
>
>
> If you want to be advised of upload instructions for the anonymous ftp
> site, or want to subscribe to the list server when we get it up please
> let me know by email or at http://www.rohsusa.com
> <http://www.rohsusa.com/>
>
>
>
>  It is by the way free, and no we are not making any revenue from this
> operation it is a service to the electronics community. If you have
not
> seen it yet swing by the blog site at http://www.rohsusa.com/blog if
> nothing else you might appreciate the English sense of humor..
>
>
>
>
>
> Kind regards.
>
>
>
> John
>
>
>
> http://www.rohsusa.com <http://www.rohsusa.com/>
>
> http://www.rohseurope.com <http://www.rohseurope.com/>
>
> http://www.rohsasia.com <http://www.rohsasia.com/>
>
>
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>
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