Good catches Steve.  I've seen that segment of Engineering Disasters. Wish they would update it as it was done in 2004 and as we know, RoHS didn't kick in until 2006.  Interesting that people keep forgetting that pure tin (matte or bright) will grow whiskers.

Another excellent article (with a link to a video interview of Joe Fjelstad by Dr. Howard Johnson is at this link

http://www.edn.com/article/CA6477864.html?nid=2551

Bob Landman


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From: stephengregory5849 [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:18:49 -0500
Subject: Re: [LF] [tinwhiskers] Re: Perfect opportunity for tin whiskers induced failures

This is the article published in 2005 about the shutdown of the Millstone 
  nuclear powerplant from a tin whisker:
  
  http://tinyurl.com/fvccb
  
  Steve
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From: stephengregory5849 [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Sent: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:18:49 -0500
Subject: Re: [LF] [tinwhiskers] Re: Perfect opportunity for tin whiskers induced failures 

This is the article published in 2005 about the shutdown of the Millstone 
  nuclear powerplant from a tin whisker:
  
  http://tinyurl.com/fvccb
  
  Steve
  
    

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