Recently, we have faced a major quality problem due to internal shorts. Our distributor bought these parts from a broker, a not so reliable source. Because of that, our management has decided to do something when the distributor buys parts from a broker. I have following questions to all of you. (1) Do you have any procedure if the parts are bought from a broker or so called not so reliable source? (2) Any suggestion if you have faced similar problem? re, ken patel ______________________________________________________ Ken Patel Phone: (408) 490-6804 1708 McCarthy Blvd. Fax: (408) 490-6859 Milpitas, CA 95035 Beeper: (888) 769-1808 ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################