Cara, Background: I don't know exactly what you mean by "IPC certified lab", but I do know of labs that do SIR testing using IPC and Telecordia (communications industry) specs. SIR is a type of corrosion test, as is copper mirror, halide ion, and electromigration. Can you be more specific? Answer #1 Unless you have internally set pass/fail criteria for the individual circuit packs you have, then you are going to need to run the usual comb pattern type of test coupons for which there are documented pass/fail criteria set in the documents I have alluded to above. Most board shops can produce these test coupons for you. CAUTION: make sure that it is a good board shop or the coupons themselves may be crappy, even with no flux! Some test labs will supply the coupons and include them in the cost of the testing. Answer #2 I know of three labs that could potentially do the testing you require. They are: 1) IBM, Bromont, Quebec - Excellent lab, mainly focused at the component level, but may have the equipment to do the testing 2) Celestica, Toronto, Ontario - Excellent lab, can definitely do it, although they don't take a lot of outside work. You can call the Lab Manager, Dr. Marianne Romansky, at 416-448-6284. 3) Materials Engineering and Environmental Lab, Nortel Networks, Belleville, Ontario - This is right up their alley. They have been doing this type of work for over 10 years. They routinely take outside work. Phone Bill Blakely at 613-967-5319. regards, Bev Christian Director of Electronics Manufacturing XLTEK -----Original Message----- From: Cara.Startek [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 12:52 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] IPC test labs Good day to everyone on this list! Background: I am currently conducting a flux evaluation for a Wave Solder process. I am testing many fluxes and would like to send the test boards out to an IPC certified lab to have SIR and corrosion tests performed. Question #1: Is it possible to have these tests performed on general boards, or do they have to be IPC standard boards? If they must be IPC standard, where can I obtain the boards? Question #2: Are there any labs in Ontario (Canada) that perform these tests? I have been looking on the net and all of the suitable labs are in the US. I am new to this field, any pertinent information would be helpful. Cara Startek Process Engineering www.leitch.com <http://www.leitch.com> ############################################################## 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 Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ############################################################## ############################################################## 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 Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ##############################################################