Nancy, If I had a choice I'd rather solder to Pd than Ni. Regards, George George M. Wenger DMTS (609)-639-2769 Office (609)-639-3210 Lab Bell Laboratories Engineering Research Center Princeton Supply Network Solutions FMA / AQA / RCA Lab PO Box 900, Princeton, NJ 08524-0900 Route 569 Carter Rd., Hopewell, NJ 08525 > ---------- > From: Nancy Trumbull[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: TechNet E-Mail Forum.;Nancy Trumbull > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 11:13 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Palladium > Nickel > > Hi everyone, > I've not been on for awhile. We have been doing trial runs for a new > product. Then I missed placed my brain and hurt myself by falling out of a > hammock. Yes, I know it sounds backwards doesn't it. > Any way I'm hoping that this finds all of you health and happy. Because > believe me it only takes one study mistake to end it all. > > Now My Question : Sorry if this has already been addressed. > More than likely most or all of you have been using these parts. > But this is our first notices of the change over.. > Our supplier of condenser / ceramic chips has informed us of a coming > change. > They are telling us that they are changing some of the condenser / ceramic > chip from palladium to nickel. > I have looked up the different between the element and properties. > in my handy little Thomas Pocket ref. So I can see the difference in > numbers under elements > . And I have noted the difference in the density, Melting and boiling > points. > But I have to be honest It does not mean diddle squat to me. > So I have a lot of questions and need a lot of help. > As > 1. Performance durability > 2. Structural difference that might give us issues now and in > the further. > 3. The reliability of the part it is worst or better. > 4. Are these parts already out there , so I really have no > worried at all. > > If someone would be so kind to give me items that I do or > don't need to worried about , with reason why. I will greatly appreciate > it. > My understanding is this is all happening because of the availability of > palladium and cost. > I thank all of you for taking the time to read my e-mail and those of you > that can and will help me out. > Nancy T. > > ############################################################## > 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 ##############################################################