Charles,
Count me in on the 'me too' category, which I assume will be growing
here.
Thank you in advance.
Richard Hamilton
Clemar Mfg. / Rain Bird
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Palumbo [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 1998 12:22 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] [DC] Need suggestions
>
> Charles,
>
> Could I get a copy of that document too? I am currently setting up
> something similar for vendor qualification and this would give me a
> huge
> head start!
>
> Thanks,
> Kathy Palumbo
> BUS: (714) 643-7255 ext 352
> FAX: (714) 459-5360
>
>
> > ----------
> > From: Charles Barker[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 1998 11:39 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [TN] [DC] Need suggestions
> >
> > Charles Barker@I-O INC
> > 03/26/98 01:39 PM
> >
> > Hi JoAnn,
> >
> > Years ago, I created a two page, PWB SHOP MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES,
> > STANDARDS AND CAPABILITIES SURVEY form. I would send this to our
> > shops/potential shops for them to fill out to see how they stacked
> up
> > against what we were doing. It also gave me good back up data when
> > someone
> > asked me whether or not they could do a certain thing when designing
> > their
> > boards.
> >
> > I will be updating this form soon (it may go to three pages) and
> will
> > be
> > happy to send you a copy of it. With that information at hand, you
> > will
> > then know just what each shop can and can't do as a part of their
> > normal
> > day-to-day operation. I found that most shops, when asked: "Can you
> do
> > xxxxx?" will say YES, but they don't always tell you whether or not
> > they
> > would have to push the envelope to reach that goal. I always want to
> > know
> > what they are most comfortable with producing to get the maximum
> yield
> > for
> > whatever the particular need is at hand.
> >
> > Then there are those very detailed survey forms that are 20-30 or
> more
> > pages long............ That's another issue.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Please respond to [log in to unmask]
> >
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > cc: (bcc: Charles Barker/US/I-O INC)
> > Subject: [DC] Need suggestions
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > My boss and I were talking yesterday about what our board
> fabricators
> > can and cannot do. We're being asked to use 12mil traces as a
> > minimum because anything smaller is an increase in price. I assumed
> > 8mil was the "standard", unless otherwise called for due to current
> > load, board size, etc. What are you, in the real world, using for
> > your "plain Jane" signal traces? And also, he keeps telling me we
> > use a foreign board fabricator for the boards that use soft gold.
> > Something about it uses arsenic in the process and domestic vendors
> > don't want the hassle or expense. I know that Hadco does soft gold
> > and I think it's done in New York. Does anyone have any info on
> > other companies located in the US who can do soft gold?
> > JoAnn L. Amerson
> > Design Librarian
> > Red Lion Controls, Inc.
> > E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > Voice: (717) 767-6961 ext 6308
> >
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