Good morning Connie,
        I said this before to customers before and I think you'll enjoy
hearing this... Your customer doesn't know snot !
There is absolutely nothing that a carbon film resistor core could be
exposed to that could harm it. Especially a pin hole.
Have a Great Day !


A M E R I C A N   M E G A T R E N D S
American Megatrends, Inc.
6145-F Northbelt Parkway
Norcross, Georgia 30071-2976
Rubin (Dale) Marcum - AMI Quality Project Engineer
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<http://www.ami.com/>



                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Connie Korth [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Tuesday, October 13, 1998 10:01 AM
                To:     [log in to unmask]
                Subject:        [TN] Carbon film resistors

                Good Morning All,

                        We have a carbon film resistor with a pin hole in
the insulating
                material.  We have looked under a microscope and visibly
cannot see anything
                that resembles the metallic element.  Our customer says if
there is a hole
                in the coating, the element is exposed.  We have sent
samples out to be
                analyzed, but, as of yet, have not heard anything.  We see
these pin holes
                occasionally (usually only one on a resistor).  This has
never come up as as
                issue before.  Can anyone shed some light on this subject?
Has this ever
                been a problem for anyone else?

                Thanks in advance for any input on this.

                Connie Korth, K-Byte, Hibbing Manufacturing


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