Interesting link. I doubt the joints are reflowing - the chip would stop working WAY before that happened. It is probably the joints breaking on the device due to the thermal excursion of the chip vs the board. Thanks for the link. John Burke (408) 515 4992 _____ From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Doug Patterson Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:44 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: [RoHSUSAPushback] Xbox 360 1 billion dollar reliability problem John, Check this out...can't vouch for it's authenticity. http://www.gwn. <http://www.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/13140/Xbox_360_Failures_Explained.html > com/news/story.php/id/13140/Xbox_360_Failures_Explained.html Regards, Doug _____ From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Burke Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:32 AM To: '(Leadfree Electronics Assembly Forum)'; TechNet; [log in to unmask] Subject: [RoHSUSAPushback] Xbox 360 1 billion dollar reliability problem Take a look at this video clip (you will have to wait through the ads) It seems that Microsoft has had reliability issues with the Xbox 360 and has had to spend more than 1 billion dollars according to this BBC video report. 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