Jim,
I can only speak for my own site, but we do solderability testing in three
cases:
1) Components that have never been used before
2) Components exhibiting solderability problems on the shop floor
3) Components with a manufacturing date older than eighteen months.  This is
done when they come in/are used which are usually the same.

Hope this helps.

regards,

Bev Christian
Nortel
Belleville, Ontario
CANADA

> ----------
> From:         Jim Marsico 516-595-5879[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Thursday, March 26, 1998 2:34 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] ASSY: PARTS SOLDERABILITY
>
> I've been struggling with this question for a couple of years now, and it
> came
> up again...
>
> Can anyone share with me their component solderability policy?  Are you
> performing solderability testing at incoming inspection for all parts?
> Are you
> testing for solderability again prior to assembly processes?  Are you
> meeting
> J-STD-001 solderability requirements (para 5.2) and J-STD-001
> solderability
> maintenance requirements(para 5.4)?  If so, how?  Or are some of you
> claiming
> to meet J-STD-001 without doing any of the above?
>
> Any comments will be helpful.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Marsico
> AIL Systems, Inc.
>
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