Susan, such THT-to-SMT modifications should meet J-STD-001B, § 6.5.2 or IPC-A-610B, § 5.3.1. Bernhard > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 16:33 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] ASSY: PTH -> SMT > > > Lately I have been seeing failure analysis that indicates the failures > were caused by trying to take a through hole component and bending > the leads up and around or under the component body to make it > a surface mount component. In one case a crystal seal was broken > and another the bends were just too "springy". > > Is there a set of suggestions as to how and when and IF this can be > done to a through hole component? > > Susan Mansilla > Technical Director > Robisan Lab > > ############################################################## > 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 > ############################################################## > > ############################################################## > 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 > ##############################################################