Jim,

I would recommend you track defects prior to touchup, as they are
essentially process escapes.  Touching them up and not seeing them as
defects does not drive any RCA/CA action for the previous processes
creating the defect.

Just my $.02.

Regards.......DT





At 01:09 PM 3/19/98 EST, you wrote:
>My company is unclear as to how we should be recording and reporting defects
>with our PCB assemblies.  Some think that all shorts and opens prior to
touch-
>up should be reported as defects, others believe we should report only
defects
>found after touch-up.
>
>Questions:
>1.)  How do other companies do this?
>2.)  Is there an industry standard method for reporting defects?
>3.)  Is there an IPC (or other organization's) standard or manual for
>reporting procedures?
>
>Thanks to all,  Jim Mathis
>
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